Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
SOLM vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
SOLM and XEY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.0m for Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF and $531,656 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF.
13.8 pts behind Solana
SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Solana
−38.2%
SOLM
−52.0%
13.8 pts behind Solana
Total return, distributions reinvested
13.8 pts behind Solana
SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Solana
−38.2%
SOLM
−52.0%
13.8 pts behind Solana
19.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.14.9 pts behind Ether
XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Ether
+5.1%
XEY
−9.8%
14.9 pts behind Ether
Total return, distributions reinvested
14.9 pts behind Ether
XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Ether
+5.1%
XEY
−9.8%
14.9 pts behind Ether
20.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SOLM costs 0.43 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | SOLM | XEY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −52.0% | not published |
| Price change | fell 66.6% (1 year) | fell 28.8% (since Apr 28, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 98% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 94% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Solana (SOL-USD) | Ether (ETH-USD) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 1.18% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.0m | $531,656 |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
May 8, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 25 weekly returnsFrom May 2026 to Oct 2026, XEY returned more: −12.7% to −23.1%. XEY fell less at its worst: −12.8% to −35.4%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | SOLM | XEY | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | −23.1% | −12.7% | XEY | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −35.7% | −29.0% | XEY | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −35.4% | −12.8% | XEY | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 25 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SOLM and XEY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | SOLM | XEY | SOLM | XEY | SOLM | XEY |
| 3 months | +5.5% | −1.1% | 10.9% | 9.0% | −21.8 pts | −27.3 pts |
| 6 months | −19.9% | −11.8% | 14.4% | 18.4% | −26.1 pts | −14.8 pts |
| 1 year | −52.0% | – | 19.1% | – | −13.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: SOLM Nov 2025 · XEY Apr 2026 | −52.0% | −9.8% | 19.1% | 20.0% | −13.8 pts | −14.9 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for XEY; the two funds' holdings are dated 127 days apart.
SOLM
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOLM paid 19.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 66.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −52.0%. Solana (SOL-USD) returned −38.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.6%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 98% 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.
XEY
Over the period from its first trade on Apr 28, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XEY paid 20.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −9.8%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned +5.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.6%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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