SLVY FT Vest Silver Strategy & Target Income ETF

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$17.62
+4.7% · 1 day, price
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Since launch in Jul 2026, SLVY paid 2.3% in cash and lost 12.2% in total, against −12.9% for SLV.

Sells put spreads on the S&P 500, holding SLV synthetically, paying monthlyFirst Trust ↗Expense ratio 0.85%Fund assets $838,838 on Nov 3, 2026First traded Jul 9, 2026Benchmark Silver (SLV)Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIt paid no cash over a year, or since a launch at least six months back.

SLVY risk and return scorecard

vs SLV · Jul 2026 to Oct 2026 · 15 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

Short history · 3 months
SLVY −11.5%, SLV −12.2%, Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.

15 weekly returns: annualized numbers and ratios need 52.

Return
MeasureSLVYSLVEdge
Total return−11.5%−12.2%SLVY (slight)
Price return−13.0%−12.2%SLV (slight)
Risk
MeasureSLVYSLVEdge
Max drawdown−27.2%−28.9%SLVY (slight)
Alpha vs SLV
MeasureSLVYSLVEdge
Beta to SLV0.941.00Lower beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Nov 3, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
$0
Since Oct 2026
$0
No money in or out. 44 days missing.

What you earned

SLVY −13.8%, SLV −14.5%: total return over one month to Nov 4, 2026.
SLVY−13.8%
SLV−14.5%
Paid 0.5% in cash. Price −14.3%.
SLVY −15.3%, SLV −15.9%: total return over three months to Nov 4, 2026.
SLVY−15.3%
SLV−15.9%
Paid 1.7% in cash. Price −16.8%.
SLVY −12.2%, SLV −12.9%: total return since launch to Nov 4, 2026.
SLVY−12.2%
SLV−12.9%
Paid 2.3% in cash. Price −14.3%.

What can be shown yet

First traded Jul 9, 2026
2.3%
Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price
−12.2%
Total return, since launch
+0.7 pts
Against SLV
100.0%
Return of capital, latest payout (First Trust estimate)
$0.1048
Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 2, 2026
SLVY has traded for 118 days. Numbers that need a year of prices are not shown yet.
Shown now
Net assets$838,838
Latest payout, annualized7.1%
Expense ratio0.85%
Cash paid, since launch, Jul 9, 2026, over today’s price2.7%
Not yet
One-year returnfrom Jul 9, 2027
Three-year returnfrom Jul 9, 2029

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Price and total return since launch, Jul 9, 2026

$17.62+4.7%1 day, priceClose, Nov 4, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

SLVY returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnCash paidPriceSLVAhead or behind
1M Oct 5 – Nov 4, 2026−13.8%0.5%−14.3%−14.5%+0.7 pts
3M Aug 5 – Nov 4, 2026−15.3%1.7%−16.8%−15.9%+0.6 pts
Since launch Jul 9 – Nov 4, 2026−12.2%2.3%−14.3%−12.9%+0.7 pts

Total returns, distributions reinvested. Listed Jul 2026: no 6 months, year to date, 1 year and 3 years windows.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where the return came from
Price change −14.3%Cash paid +0.5%, reinvested+0.7 pts vs SLV

1.3%

Price change −16.8%Cash paid +1.7%, reinvested+0.6 pts vs SLV

0.0%

Price change −14.3%Cash paid +2.3%, reinvested+0.7 pts vs SLV

0.0%

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Nov 3, 2026

SLVY: in the 22 trading days to Nov 3, 2026, nothing net moved.

1D
$0
0.0% of $851k on Nov 2, 2026
Nov 3, 2026
5D
$0
0.0% of $924k on Oct 27, 2026
Oct 28, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026
Since Oct 2026
$0
Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into SLVY each trading day, Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustAug 4, 2026Nov 3, 2026

SLVY, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 44 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 44 days missing.

Net flow into SLVY each trading day, Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustNov 4, 2025Nov 3, 2026

SLVY, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Nov 4, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 230 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 230 days missing.

Net flow into SLVY each trading day, Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustApr 2, 2025Nov 3, 2026

SLVY, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Apr 2, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 21 days with daily data; the other 379 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 379 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for SLVY, back to Oct 2026, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare SLVY with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months21 days
Nov 3, 2026 $0
Nov 2, 2026 $0
Oct 30, 2026 $0
Oct 29, 2026 $0
Oct 28, 2026 $0
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year5 weeks
Nov 3, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 30, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0 4 days

Net flow into SLVY each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outOct 2026 to Nov 2026

SLVY, net flow each month from Oct 2026 to Nov 2026: money came in in 0 months and went out in 0 months.

MonthInOutNet
Nov 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Nov 2 to Nov 3$0$0$0
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 30$0$0$0

Most recent first.

How this is computed

Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Nov 3, 2026. Last checked Nov 5, 2026.

SLVY key stats

High since Jul 9, 2026, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$23.40 on Aug 21, 2026
Low since Jul 9, 2026, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026 (ETFIQ)$16.83 on Nov 3, 2026
Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$17.62, 12% of the way from the low to the high
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

SLVY return of capital and tax

Return of capital, latest notice (First Trust estimate, Nov 3, 2026)100.0%
Return of capital, distributions paid Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026 (First Trust estimates)89.2%
Notices behind that number4 of 4 distributions
Return of capital, annual reportnot yet filed
Estimates are First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notices, made before the fund year closes. Not tax advice. What a 19a-1 estimate is · Income ETFs by return of capital

Trading

as of Nov 3, 2026
Trading · SLVYas of Nov 3, 2026
50
Thin20th percentile of 128 income ETFs2 of 6 measured · Nov 3, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant

Thin: its typical spread is 0.53% of its price.

Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$2.650.27%
$10,000$270.27%
Full cost to own · 1 year at $10,000
1.45%fee alone 0.85%
Fee + round-trip spread + median premium paid
Premium or discount to NAV, Nov 3 close+0.30%
−0.4%95% of days within ±0.30% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.4%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 5¢ to buy, midpoint − 5¢ to sell.At the Nov 3 close of $16.83, that’s $16.88 to buy and $16.78 to sell.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

SLVY for holders outside the US

US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty30%
Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)65 countries, 10% to 30%
SLVY interest-related and short-term gain dividendsnot read by ETFIQ
US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders$60,000
Share classDistributing

SLVY is a US fund. Stock of US corporations counts as US property for a non-resident's estate. Facts from the IRS, not tax advice. How withholding and treaties work
Aug 2026Monthly, per shareNov 2026

4 distributions for SLVY, $0.1048 to $0.1292 a share and $0.1192 in the middle, Aug 3, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026. 1 further ex-date is expected with no amount the issuer has declared, so it is not drawn.

Latest
$0.1048
Ex Nov 2, 2026 · paid about 2 days later
Annualized
7.1%
At its price on Nov 4, 2026
Since launch, Jul 9, 2026
2.7%
4 payments, ex Aug 3, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026: $0.4724
Return of capital
100.0%
Latest payout (First Trust estimate)
Next, projected

SLVY pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1048 a share, which went ex on Nov 2, 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 Dec 2, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Dec 2, 2026 · pay Dec 4, 2026$0.1048 ETFIQ projection

Expected distributions for SLVY. A projected row carries the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date, at the last amount paid. Neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.

Every distribution ETFIQ holds for SLVY (4, most recent first)
Nov 2, 2026$0.1048
Oct 1, 2026$0.123
Sep 1, 2026$0.1292
Aug 3, 2026$0.1154

Cash distributions per share for SLVY. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

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SLVY top ten by weight, its 7 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,988.40 4XSP 261130P02988400 344.19%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 52.83 4SLV 261130C00052830 0.52%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,241.30 4XSP 261130C02241300 0.00%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,988.40 4XSP 261130C02988400 0.00%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust C 44.60 4SLV 261130C00044600 -0.66%
2026-11-30 iShares Silver Trust P 52.83 4SLV 261130P00052830 -17.97%
2026-11-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,241.30 4XSP 261130P02241300 -228.90%

Source: First Trust’s daily holdings file. Updated each trading day. Last checked Nov 4, 2026.

About SLVY

Strategyoption income
BenchmarkSilver (SLV)
How the benchmark is set (ETFIQ)SLVY holds SLV synthetically, a call bought and a put sold at one strike and one expiry, by its holdings of Nov 2, 2026, and writes its income options on another index.
Paysmonthly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026)$838,838Report
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)7.1%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jun 30, 2026)0.85%Report
Cash paid, since launch, Jul 9, 2026, over today’s price (ETFIQ)2.7%
First tradedJul 9, 2026
Return of capital, latest distribution (First Trust 19a-1 estimate)100.0%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates30 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment2 days
Last paid, per share$0.1048 ex Nov 2, 2026
Cash paid in the 12 months to Nov 4, 2026, 4 distributions, ex Aug 3, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026$0.4724
How we measure
Every number 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. Method
IQ Investment Committee on SLVY

12 seats on SLVY, as of Nov 4, 2026: 5 Challenges, 6 Not enough data, 1 Does not apply.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyDoes not apply
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherNot enough data
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingChallenges
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatChallenges
Put SLVY to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about SLVY

How much has SLVY paid since it launched?
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 9, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, SLVY paid 2.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 14.3%.
Is SLVY ahead of SLV?
Over the period from its first trade on Jul 9, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SLVY returned −12.2% against −12.9% for Silver (SLV), so a holder was ahead of it by 0.7 points.
How often does SLVY pay, and how much?
SLVY pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 7.1% at its price on Nov 4, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the SLVY distribution return of capital?
First Trust estimates 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does SLVY next pay a distribution?
SLVY pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Nov 2, 2026 at $0.1048 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 30 days the ex-date falls near Dec 2, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.
What does SLVY cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year.
How much of SLVY’s distribution is return of capital?
First Trust’s Rule 19a-1 notice estimates 100.0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was return of capital. Across its notices for distributions paid Aug 4, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, the estimate is 89.2%. Estimates come before the fund year closes and often change.
Sources and dates
Prices, SLVY and SLVTiingo end-of-day · Nov 4, 2026
Net assets, $838,838Issuer page · Nov 3, 2026
DistributionsTiingo end-of-day · 4 payments

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Price change plus every distribution reinvested on the day it went ex-dividend. This is what you actually ended up with, and the only fair basis for comparing with an index.
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.
Total return minus benchmark total return, in percentage points. A fund can pay 12% a year and still be behind by 10 points if its price fell while the index rose.
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.
The fund owns the stocks and sells call options on them, collecting premium and giving up gains above the strike. Synthetic covered call funds hold options instead of the stocks. 0DTE funds sell options that expire the same day.
A fund that pays a coupon and can be called away early, on dates set when it launched. If it is called, you get your money back with the coupon and the run ends. If it is not, it runs on to the next date.
The level the underlying has to stay above for you to be repaid in full. A barrier is not a buffer. A buffer takes the first slice of a fall for you; a barrier takes none of it once it breaks, so below it you take the whole fall rather than only the part past it.
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