Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MINY vs SLJY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MINY and SLJY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $5.5m for YieldMax Strategic Metals & Mining Portfolio Option Income ETF and $63m for Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF.
35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
35.2 pts behind SPY
MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+12.7%
MINY
−22.5%
35.2 pts behind SPY
16.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. MINY since launch: paid 16.5%, price −37.1%, total −22.5%, SPY +12.7%, −35.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.1 pt behind SILJ
SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SILJ
+19.6%
SLJY
+18.6%
27.5% of it arrived as cash
1 pt behind SILJ
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind SILJ
SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SILJ
+19.6%
SLJY
+18.6%
1 pt behind SILJ
27.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLJY over 1 year: paid 27.5%, price −5.4%, total +18.6%, SILJ +19.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SLJY costs 0.25 points a year less; SLJY is 11.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | MINY | SLJY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +18.6% |
| Price change | fell 37.1% (since Feb 27, 2026) | fell 5.4% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Junior silver miners, measured through SILJ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 35.2 pts | behind by 1.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.76% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $5.5m | $63m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 16% | |
Risk and return
Mar 6, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 34 weekly returnsFrom Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, MINY returned more: −17.2% to −28.3%. MINY fell less at its worst: −21.2% to −28.3%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | MINY | SLJY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | −17.2% | −28.3% | MINY | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −32.4% | −38.9% | MINY | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −21.2% | −28.3% | MINY | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 34 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, MINY and SLJY hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 4, 2026.
half
16% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | MINY | SLJY | MINY | SLJY | MINY | SLJY |
| 3 months | −9.7% | −10.0% | 7.4% | 5.6% | −9.6 pts | +2.0 pts |
| 6 months | −20.3% | −17.2% | 12.6% | 10.2% | −25.4 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 1 year | – | +18.6% | – | 27.5% | – | −1.0 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: MINY Feb 2026 · SLJY Aug 2025 | −22.5% | +30.8% | 16.5% | 33.2% | −35.2 pts | −22.3 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for MINY.
MINY
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 27, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, MINY paid 16.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 37.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −22.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 35.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
SLJY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SLJY paid 27.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. Junior silver miners (SILJ) returned +19.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.6%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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