
The Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF (BAGY) is designed to generate significant current income. It achieves this by implementing a covered call strategy, which is directly linked to the price performance of Bitcoin. The fund targets an annualized option premium return of 30-60%, while also offering some potential for capital appreciation. BAGY accomplishes this by regularly writing weekly options, transforming the inherent volatility of Bitcoin's price into profitable income opportunities.
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On July 29, Amplify ETFs launched the Amplify Fairlead Tactical Bitcoin ETF (BNAV) on Cboe, targeting long-term capital appreciation through actively managed exposure to Bitcoin. The fund is designed to maintain Bitcoin exposure representing 70% to 150% of its net assets.

The rise of Amplify ETFs is one of the more interesting stories in the U.S. ETF industry. Although it only launched its first ETF under that brand in 2016, its founder, Christian Magoon, was a well-known figure in the ETF space long before that.

Amplify's crypto option income ETFs declared March distributions ranging from 27.9% to 50.52% annualized. The funds write weekly covered calls on crypto ETPs rather than holding Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana or XRP directly.

CHICAGO, April 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Amplify ETFs announces March income distribution rates for its digital asset suite of option income ETFs: BAGY, BITY, EHY, ETTY, SOLM, and XRPM. ETF Name Ticker DistributionRate 1 Amount per Share DistributionFrequency 30-Day SEC Yield 1 Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF BAGY 41.80 % $0.96966 Monthly 0.98 % Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF BITY 27.90 % $0.69480 Monthly 0.66 % Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF EHY 50.52 % $0.44375 Monthly 2.69 % Amplify Ethereum 3% Monthly Option Income ETF ETTY 36.10 % $0.32790 Monthly 2.18 % Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF SOLM 38.58 % $0.35010 Monthly 5.66 % Amplify XRP 3% Monthly Option Income ETF XRPM 36.82 % $0.42900 Monthly 1.54 % There is no guarantee distributions will be made.

– Series A financing co-led by RA Capital, a16z Bio+Health and Nextech Invest, and includes participation from existing investors Emerson Collective Investments (managed by Yosemite), GV (Google Ventures), LoLa Capital Partners and GordonMD Global Investments –