Data as of .
BAGY vs BTCI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BAGY paid 20.3% of its price in cash against BTCI’s 18.6%, though BTCI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BTCI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BAGY and BTCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BAGY | Only in BTCI |
|---|---|
| Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 45.60% | United States Treasury Bill 78.13% |
| Cash & Other 23.34% | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 14.10% |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/05/2026 18.11% | VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US 7.77% |
| MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 C 17.25% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 09/29/2026 1.45% | |
| MBTX 09/22/2026 188.42 C -2.58% | |
| MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 P -3.17% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAGY | BTCI | BAGY | BTCI | BAGY | BTCI | |
| 3 months | +11.0% | +22.3% | 7.4% | 7.0% | −18.2 pts | −6.9 pts |
| 6 months | −2.5% | +11.9% | 14.9% | 12.7% | −18.2 pts | −3.8 pts |
| 1 year | −40.2% | −29.1% | 20.3% | 18.6% | −9.2 pts | +2.0 pts |
| Since launch | −23.5% | +15.5% | 34.9% | 54.4% | −8.4 pts | −5.5 pts |
| BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly | BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF Option income on IBIT, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Amplify | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) | Bitcoin (IBIT) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 29.9% | 26.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.3% | 18.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −57.9% | −47.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | −40.2% | −29.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −31.1% | −31.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.2 pts | +2.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 94% |
| Age | 507 days | 701 days |
| Net assets | $11m | $1.3bn |
BAGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BAGY paid 20.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 57.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −40.2%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.9%, paid monthly.
BTCI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BTCI paid 18.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 47.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −29.1%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BAGY or BTCI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BAGY paid 20.3% of its starting price in cash and BTCI paid 18.6%, 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 −40.2% and BTCI returned −29.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BTCI returned more.
- 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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Where these figures came from
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