Data as of .
MINY vs SLJY: which paid, and which earned it?
MINY and SLJY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MINY and SLJY hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MINY | SLJY |
|---|---|---|
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | 4.04% | 4.10% |
| Hecla Mining Co | 3.80% | 6.90% |
| Pan American Silver Corp | 3.98% | 3.60% |
| Royal Gold Inc | 4.07% | 1.53% |
| Only in MINY | Only in SLJY |
|---|---|
| VanEck Rare Earth and Strategi 6.91% | Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.33% |
| Nucor Corp 6.53% | First Majestic Silver Corp 6.43% |
| Steel Dynamics Inc 6.05% | COEUR MINING INC. 6.01% |
| MP Materials Corp 5.63% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 5.30% |
| Albemarle Corp 5.44% | Skeena Resources Ltd 4.48% |
| Cameco Corp 5.36% | Endeavour Silver Corp 4.40% |
| Uranium Energy Corp 4.99% | Franco-Nevada Corp 3.83% |
| Constellation Energy Corp 4.98% | McEwen Inc 3.49% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINY | SLJY | MINY | SLJY | MINY | SLJY | |
| 3 months | −3.4% | +9.2% | 7.0% | 5.8% | +3.7 pts | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | +15.2% | 15.3% | 12.3% | −1.4 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +40.0% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| Since launch | −13.2% | +57.3% | 13.7% | 29.1% | −4.3 pts | −32.0 pts |
| MINY YieldMax(R) Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on XME, paying weekly | SLJY Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Amplify |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Metals and mining (XME), used as the proxy | Junior silver miners (SILJ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 31.0% | 23.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 27, 2026) | 25.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −26.5% | +12.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | −13.2% (since launch on Feb 27, 2026) | +40.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −8.8% | +53.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.3 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 203 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $78m |
MINY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 27, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, MINY paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 26.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.2%. Metals and mining (XME), used as the proxy returned −8.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
SLJY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SLJY paid 25.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +40.0%. Junior silver miners (SILJ) returned +53.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.4%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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