Data as of .
SLJY vs SLVX: which paid, and which earned it?
SLJY and SLVX both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SLJY and SLVX hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SLJY | SLVX |
|---|---|---|
| First Majestic Silver Corp | 6.43% | 7.94% |
| Hecla Mining Co | 6.90% | 5.82% |
| COEUR MINING INC. | 6.01% | 5.73% |
| Endeavour Silver Corp | 4.40% | 5.74% |
| Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | 4.10% | 8.10% |
| Pan American Silver Corp | 3.60% | 8.13% |
| OR Royalties Inc | 3.41% | 6.15% |
| SSR Mining Inc | 2.19% | 7.63% |
| Hycroft Mining Holding Corp | 1.61% | 7.40% |
| Only in SLJY | Only in SLVX |
|---|---|
| Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.33% | Sprott Physical Silver Trust 17.39% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 5.30% | Silvercorp Metals Inc 8.03% |
| Skeena Resources Ltd 4.48% | Fortuna Mining Corp 6.51% |
| Franco-Nevada Corp 3.83% | Americas Gold & Silver Corp 5.44% |
| McEwen Inc 3.49% | |
| Perpetua Resources Corp 3.03% | |
| Seabridge Gold Inc 2.94% | |
| Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA 2.84% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLJY | SLVX | SLJY | SLVX | SLJY | SLVX | |
| 3 months | +9.2% | +4.4% | 5.8% | 5.6% | +1.1 pts | +3.7 pts |
| 6 months | +15.2% | +3.3% | 12.3% | 11.8% | +0.4 pts | +5.9 pts |
| 1 year | +40.0% | not published | 25.9% | not published | −13.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +57.3% | −15.5% | 29.1% | 10.6% | −32.0 pts | −1.0 pts |
| SLJY Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly | SLVX Nicholas Silver Income ETF Option income on SLV, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | Nicholas |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Junior silver miners (SILJ) | Silver (SLV) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 23.4% | 25.2% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.16% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 25.9% | 10.6% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.3% | −25.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +40.0% | −15.5% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +53.2% | −14.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.2 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 395 days | 212 days |
| Net assets | $78m | $2m |
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.
SLVX in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, SLVX paid 10.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 25.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −15.5%. Silver (SLV) returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.2%, paid weekly.
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Where these figures came from
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