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BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF

Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BAGY paid 20.3% in cash and still finished 9.2 points behind IBIT.

Amplify · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

20.3%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
−40.2%Total return, 1 year
−9.2 ptsAgainst IBIT
29.9%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

18.3162nd of 173

BAGY paid 20.3% in cash. Its price fell 57.9%, so 100% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsBAGY −9.2 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

32.7% of the 173 sit at or below BAGY on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%BLOX −40.9%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%FDND −8.2%GPTY −8.1%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XLII −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%KNG −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SDVD +1.2%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%MDST +8.2%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%IDUB +17.4%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%BAGY −57.9%BAGY −57.9%−75.5%+64.1%

3.8% of the 173 sit at or below BAGY on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−9.2 pts32.750%
what happened to the principal−57.9%3.850%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

8th of 9 income ETFs writing on IBIT, by return against it

What a holder got

BAGY against IBITBAGY returned −40.2% with distributions reinvested against −31.1% for Bitcoin (IBIT), a gap of −9.2 pts. Of that, 20.3% arrived as cash rather than price.−40.2%BAGY total return−31.1%Bitcoin (IBIT)

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BAGY returned −40.2% with distributions reinvested and Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 9.2 points. The lighter segment is the 20.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

BAGY top ten by weight, 100.0% of its 7 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingWeight
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 1245.60%
Cash & Other23.34%
United States Treasury Bill 11/05/202618.11%
MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 C17.25%
United States Treasury Bill 09/29/20261.45%
MBTX 09/22/2026 188.42 C-2.58%
MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 P-3.17%

Method

Period by period

BAGY over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnIBITAhead or behind
3 months7.4%+2.9%+11.0%+29.2%−18.2 pts
6 months14.9%−17.5%−2.5%+15.7%−18.2 pts
1 year20.3%−57.9%−40.2%−31.1%−9.2 pts
Since launch34.9%−51.4%−23.5%−15.1%−8.4 pts

Method

When BAGY pays

BAGY pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.6098 a share, which went ex on Aug 28, 2026, with payment about 2 days later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 28, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for BAGY. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 28, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.6098ETFIQ projection
Oct 28, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.6098ETFIQ projection
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for BAGY (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for BAGY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Aug 28, 2026$0.6098
Jul 30, 2026$0.579
Jun 29, 2026$0.5575
May 28, 2026$0.74
Apr 29, 2026$0.9477
Mar 30, 2026$0.9697
Feb 26, 2026$0.913
Jan 29, 2026$1.1412
Dec 30, 2025$1.134
Nov 26, 2025$1.1514
Oct 30, 2025$1.4945
Sep 29, 2025$1.53
Aug 28, 2025$1.387

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Apr 29, 2025, BAGY has returned −23.5% with distributions reinvested, against −15.1% for Bitcoin (IBIT), and has paid out 34.9% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 29.9%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

BAGY (Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategycovered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT) (proxy)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$11m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)29.9%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)0.65%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)48.2%
LaunchedApr 29, 2025
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.6098 ex Aug 28, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$11.7677

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has BAGY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BAGY paid 20.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 57.9%.
Is BAGY ahead of IBIT?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −40.2% against −31.1% for Bitcoin (IBIT), so a holder was behind it by 9.2 points.
How often does BAGY pay, and how much?
BAGY pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 29.9% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does BAGY next pay a distribution?
BAGY pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 28, 2026 at $0.6098 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Sep 28, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does BAGY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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