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SLJY Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF

Covered call on SILJ, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SLJY paid 25.9% in cash and still finished 13.2 points behind SILJ.

Amplify · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

25.9%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+40.0%Total return, 1 year
−13.2 ptsAgainst SILJ
23.4%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

53.577th of 173

SLJY paid 25.9% in cash and its price rose 12.3%, so the payout came out of returns rather than principal.

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 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 ptsBAGY −9.2 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 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsSLJY −13.2 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

14.7% of the 173 sit at or below SLJY 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%BAGY −57.9%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%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%SLJY +12.3%SLJY +12.3%−75.5%+64.1%

92.2% of the 173 sit at or below SLJY 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−13.2 pts14.750%
what happened to the principal+12.3%92.250%

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What a holder got

SLJY against SILJSLJY returned +40.0% with distributions reinvested against +53.2% for Junior silver miners (SILJ), a gap of −13.2 pts. Of that, 25.9% arrived as cash rather than price.+40.0%SLJY total return+53.2%Junior silver miners (SILJ)25.9% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SLJY returned +40.0% with distributions reinvested and Junior silver miners (SILJ) returned +53.2%, so a holder came out behind it by 13.2 points. The lighter segment is the 25.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

SLJY top ten by weight, 69.4% of its 63 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.
HoldingTickerWeight
Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETFSILJ24.33%
Hecla Mining CoHL6.90%
First Majestic Silver CorpAG6.43%
COEUR MINING INC.CDE6.01%
United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026not filed5.30%
Skeena Resources LtdSKE4.48%
Endeavour Silver CorpEXK4.40%
Wheaton Precious Metals CorpWPM4.10%
Franco-Nevada CorpFNV3.83%
Pan American Silver CorpPAAS3.60%

Method

Period by period

SLJY over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnSILJAhead or behind
3 months5.8%+2.8%+9.2%+8.1%+1.1 pts
6 months12.3%+1.9%+15.2%+14.8%+0.4 pts
1 year25.9%+12.3%+40.0%+53.2%−13.2 pts
Since launch29.1%+26.1%+57.3%+89.4%−32.0 pts

Method

When SLJY pays

SLJY pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.6013 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 SLJY. 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$0.6013ETFIQ projection
Oct 28, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.6013ETFIQ projection
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for SLJY (12, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for SLJY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Aug 28, 2026$0.6013
Jul 30, 2026$0.5527
Jun 29, 2026$0.5771
May 28, 2026$0.6954
Apr 29, 2026$0.6279
Mar 30, 2026$0.6465
Feb 26, 2026$0.6952
Jan 29, 2026$0.6519
Dec 30, 2025$0.5232
Nov 26, 2025$0.5734
Oct 30, 2025$0.465
Sep 29, 2025$0.4837

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Aug 19, 2025, SLJY has returned +57.3% with distributions reinvested, against +89.4% for Junior silver miners (SILJ), and has paid out 29.1% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 23.4%. 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.

SLJY (Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategycovered call
BenchmarkJunior silver miners (SILJ)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$78m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)23.4%
Expense rationot read by ETFIQ
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)23.0%
LaunchedAug 19, 2025
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.6013 ex Aug 28, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$7.0933

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 SLJY paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SLJY paid 25.9% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 12.3%.
Is SLJY ahead of SILJ?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SLJY returned +40.0% against +53.2% for Junior silver miners (SILJ), so a holder was behind it by 13.2 points.
How often does SLJY pay, and how much?
SLJY pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 23.4% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does SLJY next pay a distribution?
SLJY pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 28, 2026 at $0.6013 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.

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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