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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BTCI IBIT \n Expense ratio 0.99% 0.25% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.4bn $65.4bn \n Total return, 1 year \u221227.4% \u221228.5% \n Wh","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BTCI against IBIT, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/btci-vs-ibit","a":{"ticker":"BTCI","name":"NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF","issuer":"NEOS","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BTCI paid 16.4% in cash and lost 27.4% in total, against \u221228.3% for Bitcoin.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/btci","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"16.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221227.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against Bitcoin","value":"+0.9 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (NEOS estimate)","value":"92.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"NEOS estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 21, 2026","value":"$0.6954","as_of":"2026-10-21","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.4bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.99%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IBIT","name":"iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IBIT lost 28.5%, against \u221228.3% for bitcoin.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ibit","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221228.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Bitcoin over the same days","value":"\u221228.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Difference against Bitcoin, in percentage points","value":"\u22120.2 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days it has traded","value":"702","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$65.4bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holds","value":"Bitcoin","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/btci-vs-ibit"}