Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SLJY vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $63m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF, and $4.5m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Silver Income ETF.

At a glance
27.5%
SLJY cash paid, 1 year
12.6%
SLVX cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
+18.6%
SLJY total return, 1 year
−36.4%
SLVX total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
SLJY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind SILJ
SLJY
+18.6%
SILJ
+19.6%

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
SLVX · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
SLVX
−36.4%
none

Not measured

SLVX since launch: paid 12.6%, price −46.0%, total −36.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLVX

−36.4%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

SLVX since launch: paid 12.6%, price −46.0%, total −36.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLVX

−36.4%

12.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVX since launch: paid 12.6%, price −46.0%, total −36.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SLJY costs 0.40 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SLJY vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSLJYSLVX
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.6%not published
Price changefell 5.4% (1 year)fell 40.7% (6 months)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkJunior silver miners, measured through SILJits own holdings
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 ptsbehind by 7.6 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.76%1.16%
Net assets, SLJY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SLVX as of Jul 31, 2026$63m$4.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common30%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 35 weekly returns
SLJY SLVX
Return
Total return edge SLJY −37.9% −51.7%
Price return edge SLJY −47.0% −58.8%
Risk
Max drawdown edge SLJY −37.9% −51.7%
Reading

From Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, SLJY returned more: −37.9% to −51.7%. SLJY fell less at its worst: −37.9% to −51.7%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: SLJY vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureSLJYSLVXEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−37.9%−51.7%SLJYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−47.0%−58.8%SLJYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−37.9%−51.7%SLJYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 35 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

30%

By the books each fund has filed, SLJY and SLVX hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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30% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SLJY SLVX
First Majestic Silver Corp 6.17% 7.81%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.41% 4.56%
COEUR MINING INC. 5.48% 4.06%
Endeavour Silver Corp 4.17% 4.01%
OR Royalties Inc 3.96% 4.21%
Hecla Mining Co 6.74% 3.91%
SSR Mining Inc 2.10% 5.64%
Hycroft Mining Holding Corp 1.62% 3.31%
Pan American Silver Corp 3.70% 0.00%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SLJY
Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.31%
Skeena Resources Ltd 5.06%
Franco-Nevada Corp 4.31%
McEwen Inc 3.39%
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 2.95%
Seabridge Gold Inc 2.92%
Perpetua Resources Corp 2.64%
Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp 2.64%
Only in SLVX
abrdn Physical Silver Shares E 15.59%
Silvercorp Metals Inc 5.21%
Fortuna Mining Corp 4.82%
Americas Gold & Silver Corp 3.10%
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Side by side

SLJY Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly SLVX Nicholas Silver Income ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying weekly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Junior silver miners (SILJ) SLVX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 22.6% 24.7%
Expense ratio 0.76% 1.16%
Cash paid, 1 year 27.5% 12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −5.4% −46.0% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +18.6% −36.4% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +19.6% not published
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 1.2 years 259 days
Net assets, SLJY as of Nov 3, 2026 and SLVX as of Jul 31, 2026 $63m $4.5m

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

Window by window: SLJY vs SLVX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowSLJYSLVXSLJYSLVXSLJYSLVX
3 months−10.0%−17.0%5.6%6.0%+2.0 pts−5.5 pts
6 months−17.2%−33.0%10.2%9.6%+4.2 pts−7.7 pts
1 year+18.6%–27.5%–−1.0 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: SLJY Aug 2025 · SLVX Feb 2026+30.8%−36.4%33.2%12.6%−22.3 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SLVX

SLVX's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned −25.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.6 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, SLVX paid 9.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 40.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −33.0%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.7%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, SLJY or SLVX?
SLJY charges 0.76% a year and SLVX charges 1.16%, so SLJY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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