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NEHI vs SOLM: which paid, and which earned it?

NEHI and SOLM both write options for income.

NEOS Ethereum High Income ETF and Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF.

18.6%NEHI cash paid, 1 year
16.6%SOLM cash paid, 1 year
−16.3%NEHI total return, 1 year
−38.4%SOLM total return, 1 year
NEHIAbout even with ETHA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ETHA−16.0%NEHI−16.3%about even with ETHATotal return, distributions reinvestedETHA−16.0%NEHI−16.3%about even with ETHA
SOLM37.7 pts behind BITQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
BITQ−0.7%SOLM−38.4%37.7 pts behind BITQTotal return, distributions reinvestedBITQ−0.7%SOLM−38.4%37.7 pts behind BITQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NEHI and SOLM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in NEHIOnly in SOLM
United States Treasury Bill 80.67%BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 C 32.59%
iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 19.33%Bitwise Solana Staking ETF 25.45%
United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 12.43%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 11.88%
United States Treasury Bill 12/01/2026 9.94%
Cash & Other 7.89%
United States Treasury Bill 12/03/2026 7.45%
United States Treasury Bill 11/27/2026 2.49%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NEHI and SOLM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NEHISOLMNEHISOLMNEHISOLM
3 months+40.9%+45.1%9.2%9.5%−13.7 pts+47.3 pts
6 months+16.5%+4.8%14.7%14.6%−7.2 pts−29.0 pts
Since launch−16.3%−38.4%18.6%16.6%−0.3 pts−37.7 pts
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NEHI and SOLM on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NEHI
NEOS Ethereum High Income ETF
Option income on ETHA, paying monthly
SOLM
Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF
Option income on BITQ, paying monthly
IssuerNEOSAmplify
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkEther (ETHA)Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized31.6%31.7%
Expense ratio0.98%0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year18.6% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)16.6% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−36.5%−54.4%
Total return, 1 year−16.3% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)−38.4% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year−16.0%−0.7%
Ahead or behind−0.3 pts−37.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate93%not published
Age289 days318 days
Net assets$110m$2m

NEHI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NEHI paid 18.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −16.3%. Ether (ETHA) returned −16.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

SOLM in plain words

Over the period since launch on Nov 4, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SOLM paid 16.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −38.4%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned −0.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 37.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, NEHI or SOLM?
NEHI charges 0.98% a year and SOLM charges 0.75%, so SOLM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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NEHI against SOLM, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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