Data as of .
NUGY vs SLJY: which paid, and which earned it?
NUGY and SLJY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NUGY and SLJY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NUGY | Only in SLJY |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 95.75% | Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.33% |
| Treasury Bill 4.25% | Hecla Mining Co 6.90% |
| First Majestic Silver Corp 6.43% | |
| COEUR MINING INC. 6.01% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 5.30% | |
| Skeena Resources Ltd 4.48% | |
| Endeavour Silver Corp 4.40% | |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.10% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUGY | SLJY | NUGY | SLJY | NUGY | SLJY | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | +9.2% | 14.3% | 5.8% | −18.0 pts | +1.1 pts |
| 6 months | −0.5% | +15.2% | 31.6% | 12.3% | −19.7 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +40.0% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| Since launch | −3.1% | +57.3% | 52.9% | 29.1% | −30.3 pts | −32.0 pts |
| NUGY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF Synthetic covered call on GDX, paying weekly | SLJY Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | Amplify |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Gold miners (GDX) | Junior silver miners (SILJ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 58.4% | 23.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 52.9% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | 25.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −52.4% | +12.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | −3.1% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) | +40.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +27.1% | +53.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −30.3 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 96% | not published |
| Age | 304 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $78m |
NUGY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NUGY paid 52.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.1%. Gold miners (GDX) returned +27.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 30.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 58.4%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 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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