Data as of .
SOLM vs XEY: which paid, and which earned it?
SOLM and XEY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SOLM and XEY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SOLM | Only in XEY |
|---|---|
| BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 C 32.59% | Treasury Bill 100.00% |
| Bitwise Solana Staking ETF 25.45% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 12.43% | |
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 11.88% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/01/2026 9.94% | |
| Cash & Other 7.89% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/03/2026 7.45% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/27/2026 2.49% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOLM | XEY | SOLM | XEY | SOLM | XEY | |
| 3 months | +45.1% | +5.6% | 9.5% | 10.0% | +47.3 pts | −49.1 pts |
| 6 months | +4.8% | not published | 14.6% | not published | −29.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | −38.4% | −1.6% | 16.6% | 16.9% | −37.7 pts | −16.3 pts |
| SOLM Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF Option income on BITQ, paying monthly | XEY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF Synthetic covered call on ETHA, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy | Ether (ETHA) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 31.7% | 34.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 16.6% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025) | 16.9% (since launch on Apr 28, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −54.4% | −19.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −38.4% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025) | −1.6% (since launch on Apr 28, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −0.7% | +14.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −37.7 pts | −16.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 318 days | 143 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $600,808 |
SOLM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 4, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SOLM paid 16.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −38.4%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned −0.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 37.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.7%, paid monthly.
XEY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 28, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XEY paid 16.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.6%. Ether (ETHA) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 93% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, SOLM or XEY?
- SOLM charges 0.75% a year and XEY charges 1.07%, so SOLM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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