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SLJY vs SLVY: which paid, and which earned it?

SLJY and SLVY both write options for income.

Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF and FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF.

25.9%SLJY cash paid, 1 year
1.2%SLVY cash paid, 1 year
+40.0%SLJY total return, 1 year
+10.6%SLVY total return, 1 year
SLJY13.2 pts behind SILJ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SILJ+53.2%SLJY+40.0%25.9% of it arrived as cash13.2 pts behind SILJTotal return, distributions reinvestedSILJ+53.2%SLJY+40.0%13.2 pts behind SILJ
SLVYAbout even with SLV · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SLV+10.7%SLVY+10.6%about even with SLVTotal return, distributions reinvestedSLV+10.7%SLVY+10.6%about even with SLV

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in SLJYOnly in SLVY
Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF 24.33%2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,988.4 255.07%
Hecla Mining Co 6.90%2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 52.83 14.47%
First Majestic Silver Corp 6.43%US Dollar 2.03%
COEUR MINING INC. 6.01%2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,241.3 0.00%
United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 5.30%2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,988.4 0.00%
Skeena Resources Ltd 4.48%2026-09-30 iShares Silver Trust C 60.13 -0.29%
Endeavour Silver Corp 4.40%2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust P 52.83 -2.11%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 4.10%2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,241.3 -169.17%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SLJY and SLVY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SLJYSLVYSLJYSLVYSLJYSLVY
3 months+9.2%not published5.8%not published+1.1 ptsnot published
6 months+15.2%not published12.3%not published+0.4 ptsnot published
1 year+40.0%not published25.9%not published−13.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+57.3%+10.6%29.1%1.2%−32.0 pts−0.1 pts
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SLJY and SLVY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SLJY
Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly
SLVY
FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF
Option income on SLV
IssuerAmplifyFirst Trust
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkJunior silver miners (SILJ)Silver (SLV)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized23.4%6.9%
Expense rationot published0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year25.9%1.2% (since launch on Jul 9, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+12.3%+9.3%
Total return, 1 year+40.0%+10.6% (since launch on Jul 9, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+53.2%+10.7%
Ahead or behind−13.2 pts−0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age395 days71 days
Net assets$78m$1m

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.

SLVY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 9, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, SLVY paid 1.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. Silver (SLV) returned +10.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid periodically.

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Where these figures came from

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SLJY against SLVY, 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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