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BAGY
Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF
Amplify Investments LLC
Verdict
AVOID
Weighted score · 2.70 / 5
Fund Identity
What it is, who runs it, where it lives.
The Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF seeks to maximize current income through a covered call strategy tied to the investment exposure to the price return of bitcoin..
The Fund seeks exposure to the price return of bitcoin by investing in Bitcoin ETPs (spot or futures ETFs) and/or Bitcoin ETP Options, while simultaneously selling short-dated call options approximately 5% out-of-the-money with maturities of one week or less to generate option premium income. The Fund intends to sell call options covering 100% of its Bitcoin ETP price return exposure, fully capping upside beyond the strike price in exchange for premium income. Remaining assets are held in U.S. Treasuries and cash as collateral. A portion of the Fund's Bitcoin ETP exposure is held through a wholly-owned Cayman Islands subsidiary.
Ticker
BAGY
Issuer
Amplify Investments LLC
Exchange
BATS
Inception
2025-04-29 · 1.1 yrs
Mgmt style
Active
Replication
Derivatives (options/futures) combined with direct ETF shares and synthetic exposure via purchased calls and sold puts on Bitcoin ETPs
Index-based
— · CBOE Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index (used as reference for options exposure, not as a benchmark for performance tracking)
Leverage
None
Strategy & Options Mechanics
How the portfolio is built and where the income comes from.
PORTFOLIO
Hybrid
actively managed
OPTIONS OVERLAY
Strategy
Synthetic covered calls (sell OTM call options ~5% out-of-the-money, weekly expiry); synthetic long exposure via long call + short put combinations or in-the-money long calls
generates income
Underlying
Bitcoin ETPs (Bitcoin Spot ETFs and/or Bitcoin Futures ETFs), CBOE Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index
income exposure
MONTHLY
60.3%
DIST. RATE
— ROC
Ordinary Income
Ordinary Income
Underlying
Bitcoin ETPs (Bitcoin Spot ETFs and/or Bitcoin Futures ETFs), CBOE Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index
Strategy
Synthetic covered calls (sell OTM call options ~5% out-of-the-money, weekly expiry); synthetic long exposure via long call + short put combinations or in-the-money long calls
Tax
Ordinary Income
The Fund sells call options covering 100% of its Bitcoin ETP price return exposure at approximately 5% out-of-the-money with targeted maturities of one week or less, fully capping upside beyond the strike price. Synthetic long Bitcoin ETP exposure is established through combinations of purchased calls and sold puts (or in-the-money calls) on Bitcoin ETPs or the Bitcoin ETP Index. The Fund uses both traditional exchange-traded options and FLEX Options, all listed on regulated U.S. exchanges and guaranteed for settlement by the OCC.
Performance & NAV
Total return vs. the underlying, with drawdown context.
NAV HISTORY · JUN '25 – JUN '26
JUN '25JUN '26
Flat-NAV reinvestment hurdle
168.1%
Share of each distribution you’d need to reinvest just to hold NAV flat. Higher means more of the yield is your own capital coming back.
Distribution & Tax
Where the yield comes from — and how it’s taxed.
Composition · Recent Distribution
—
ROC
Frequency
Monthly
Dist. rate
60.31%
ROC %
—
30-day SEC
not reported
Consistency
1 w/o cut
YOC · 1yr-ago buyer
26.2%
Tax Treatment — Ordinary Income
ORDINARY INCOME
Distribution Composition (Recent)
ROC is not free money — it lowers your cost basis. When shares are sold, capital gains are computed against the lower basis.
Composition · Narrative
The Fund expects to make monthly distributions from call option premium income. Distributions may include return of capital if they exceed current and accumulated earnings and profits. Return of capital distributions reduce the shareholder's cost basis and are not immediately taxable, but result in higher capital gain or lower capital loss upon sale of shares.
Distribution Growth & Schedule
Per-period growth of the payout, the latest schedule, and how long distributions take to repay NAV.
Distribution Growth by Lookback Period
Latest Distribution Schedule
Record date
2026-05-28
Ex-dividend
2026-05-28
Pay date
—
Payback Period
1.7 yr
Dist. Since Incep.
$15.8
Holdings & Concentration
Position sizing, top-name weights, and concentration risk.
Sector Mix · Tilt vs S&P 500
No sector feed for this fund.
Holdings
7
Top-10 Wt.
—
Technical Signal & Liquidity
Moving-average posture and a read on tradability.
Price vs. Moving Averages
$37.6$32.5$27.5$22.4
FEB '26JUN '26
Price $23.74
50-DMA $28.09
200-DMA $31.94
Bearish — 50-DMA below 200-DMA
Price $23.74 is below the 200-day SMA ($31.94); 50-day SMA $28.09. The 50-day SMA sits below the 200-day — an established downtrend, no recent crossover. Moving-average signals are a timing aid, not a recommendation — weigh them against the distribution profile and framework score.
Liquidity
Avg daily volume
8K
Avg dollar volume
$239,316
Bid/ask spread
0.14%
Premium/discount
—
Turnover
251%
Estimated bid/ask spread ~0.14% (tight). Average daily dollar volume ~$0.2M (thin). This spread is a high-low estimate, not a live quote; the issuer's reported median spread and premium/discount to NAV are shown above when available.
Assets Under Management
Trend: Falling. Source: shares×price (Massive, monthly).
AUM ($)
$9M
$14M$8M$1M
APR '25JUN '26
SOURCES Massive market-data API, SEC EDGAR filings, issuer disclosures.
BAGY · 2026-06-21
Prepared by denvereyon
Research aid, not investment advice.
Prepared by denvereyon
Research aid, not investment advice.
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