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SOLM vs YBIT: which paid, and which earned it?

SOLM and YBIT both write options for income.

Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF.

16.6%SOLM cash paid, 1 year
31.3%YBIT cash paid, 1 year
−38.4%SOLM total return, 1 year
−28.7%YBIT total return, 1 year
SOLM37.7 pts behind BITQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
BITQ−0.7%SOLM−38.4%37.7 pts behind BITQTotal return, distributions reinvestedBITQ−0.7%SOLM−38.4%37.7 pts behind BITQ
YBIT2.3 pts ahead of IBIT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT−31.1%YBIT−28.7%2.3 pts ahead of IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT−31.1%YBIT−28.7%2.3 pts ahead of IBIT

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in SOLMOnly in YBIT
BSOL 11/20/2026 11.05 C 32.59%TREASURY BILL 36.73%
Bitwise Solana Staking ETF 25.45%TREASURY BILL 32.22%
United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 12.43%TREASURY BILL 31.05%
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

SOLM and YBIT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
SOLMYBITSOLMYBITSOLMYBIT
3 months+45.1%+23.6%9.5%13.3%+47.3 pts−5.7 pts
6 months+4.8%+10.8%14.6%23.1%−29.0 pts−4.9 pts
1 yearnot published−28.7%not published31.3%not published+2.3 pts
Since launch−38.4%−10.5%16.6%74.2%−37.7 pts−31.9 pts
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SOLM and YBIT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SOLM
Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF
Option income on BITQ, paying monthly
YBIT
YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on IBIT, paying weekly
IssuerAmplifyYieldMax
Strategyoption incomesynthetic covered call
BenchmarkCrypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxyBitcoin (IBIT)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized31.7%68.0%
Expense ratio0.75%1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year16.6% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025)31.3%
Price change, 1 year−54.4%−58.9%
Total return, 1 year−38.4% (since launch on Nov 4, 2025)−28.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year−0.7%−31.1%
Ahead or behind−37.7 pts+2.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published0%
Age318 days878 days
Net assets$2m$61m

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.

YBIT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBIT paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 58.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −28.7%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 68.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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 YBIT?
SOLM charges 0.75% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so SOLM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SOLM against YBIT, 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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