Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BAGY vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its price in cash against BTCI’s 18.3%, though BTCI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $9.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF, and $1.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF.

At a glance
22.6%
BAGY cash paid, 1 year
18.3%
BTCI cash paid, 1 year
−30.2%
BAGY total return, 1 year
−20.8%
BTCI total return, 1 year
BAGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.7 pts behind Bitcoin
BAGY
−30.2%
Bitcoin
−20.5%

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

BAGY over 1 year: paid 22.6%, price −50.5%, total −30.2%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BAGY

−30.2%

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

BAGY over 1 year: paid 22.6%, price −50.5%, total −30.2%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BAGY

−30.2%

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

22.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BAGY over 1 year: paid 22.6%, price −50.5%, total −30.2%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
BTCI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with Bitcoin
BTCI
−20.8%
Bitcoin
−20.5%

About even with Bitcoin

BTCI over 1 year: paid 18.3%, price −39.3%, total −20.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCI

−20.8%

about even with Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with Bitcoin

BTCI over 1 year: paid 18.3%, price −39.3%, total −20.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCI

−20.8%

about even with Bitcoin

18.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. BTCI over 1 year: paid 18.3%, price −39.3%, total −20.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BAGY costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; BTCI is far larger, $1.4bn against $10m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAGY vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBAGYBTCI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−30.2%−20.8%
Price change, 1 yearfell 50.5%fell 39.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBitcoin (BTC-USD)Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.99%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$10m$1.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BTCI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score3.3BAGY4.5BTCI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BAGY and BTCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BAGY BTCI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BAGY
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 45.90%
MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 C 15.09%
MBTX 11/10/2026 192.04 C -1.20%
MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 P -1.91%
Only in BTCI
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 17.12%
CBTX US 01/15/27 C1980 3.40%
VanEck Bitcoin ETF 1.87%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C2000 -0.53%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C1930 -0.79%
CBTX US 01/15/27 P1980 -8.94%
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Side by side

BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly
Issuer Amplify NEOS
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 31.1% 26.4%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 22.6% 18.3%
Price change, 1 year −50.5% −39.3%
Total return, 1 year −30.2% −20.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%
Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 92%
Age 1.5 years 2.0 years
Net assets, BAGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and BTCI as of Oct 28, 2026 $9.5m $1.4bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: BAGY vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBAGYBTCIBAGYBTCIBAGYBTCI
3 months+1.7%+17.5%7.8%7.1%−21.9 pts−6.0 pts
6 months−20.0%−4.4%11.6%11.0%−18.3 pts−2.7 pts
1 year−30.2%−20.8%22.6%18.3%−9.7 pts−0.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BAGY Apr 2025 · BTCI Oct 2024−28.3%+13.6%37.3%55.8%−12.3 pts−6.2 pts

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About each fund
BAGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −30.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.1%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

BTCI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCI paid 18.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 39.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −20.8%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BAGY or BTCI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and BTCI paid 18.3%, so BAGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BAGY or BTCI?
With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and BTCI −20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BAGY or BTCI?
BAGY charges 0.65% a year and BTCI charges 0.99%, so BAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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