Which is cheaper, SLJY or SLVY?

SLJY charges 0.76% a year and SLVY charges 0.85%, so SLJY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

SLJY vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

SLJY and SLVY both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $63m for Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF and $838,838 for FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

27.5%

SLJY cash paid, 1 year

2.3%

SLVY cash paid, since launch, Jul 9, 2026

+18.6%

SLJY total return, 1 year

−12.2%

SLVY total return, since launch, Jul 9, 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%

27.5% cash

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.

SLVY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY

−12.2%

SLV

−12.9%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SLV

−12.9%

SLVY

−12.2%

0.7 pts ahead of SLV

2.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SLVY since launch: paid 2.3%, price −14.3%, total −12.2%, SLV −12.9%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SLJY costs 0.09 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SLJY vs SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	SLJY	SLVY
Paid and earned
Measure	SLJY	SLVY
Total return, 1 year	+18.6%	not published
Price change	fell 5.4% (1 year)	fell 14.3% (since Jul 9, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	SLJY	SLVY
Benchmark	Junior silver miners, measured through SILJ	Silver, measured through SLV
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts	ahead by 0.7 pts
Cost and size
Measure	SLJY	SLVY
Expense ratio	0.76%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$63m	$838,838
Holdings
Measure	SLJY	SLVY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SLJY and SLVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SLJY SLVY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SLJY

Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.31%

Hecla Mining Co 6.74%

First Majestic Silver Corp 6.17%

COEUR MINING INC. 5.48%

Skeena Resources Ltd 5.06%

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.41%

Franco-Nevada Corp 4.31%

Endeavour Silver Corp 4.17%

Only in SLVY

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,988.40 344.19%

2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 52.83 0.52%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,241.30 0.00%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,988.40 0.00%

2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 44.60 -0.66%

2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust P 52.83 -17.97%

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,241.30 -228.90%

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Side by side

SLJY Amplify SILJ Junior Silver Miners Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly SLVY FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF · Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding SLV synthetically, paying monthly

Issuer Amplify First Trust

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark Junior silver miners (SILJ) Silver (SLV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 22.6% 7.1%

Expense ratio 0.76% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 27.5% 2.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −5.4% −14.3% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +18.6% −12.2% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +19.6% −12.9% (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts +0.7 pts (since launch, Jul 9, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.2 years 118 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $63m $838,838

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 SLVY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	SLJY	SLVY	SLJY	SLVY	SLJY	SLVY
3 months	−10.0%	−15.3%	5.6%	1.7%	+2.0 pts	+0.6 pts
6 months	−17.2%	–	10.2%	–	+4.2 pts	–
1 year	+18.6%	–	27.5%	–	−1.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: SLJY Aug 2025 · SLVY Jul 2026	+30.8%	−12.2%	33.2%	2.3%	−22.3 pts	+0.7 pts

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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.

SLVY

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 9, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, SLVY paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.2%. Silver (SLV) returned −12.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. First Trust 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 SLVY?: SLJY charges 0.76% a year and SLVY charges 0.85%, so SLJY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Junior silver miners (SILJ) →Silver (SLV) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →SLJY on its own →SLVY on its own →SLJY dividend history →SLJY holdings →SLVY dividend history →SLVY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SLJY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SLJY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SLJY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for SLJY ↗

SLVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SLVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SLVY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for SLVY ↗

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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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