Which paid more, BAGY or XBTY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and XBTY paid 40.3%, so XBTY 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 XBTY?

With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and XBTY −25.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BAGY or XBTY?

BAGY charges 0.65% a year and XBTY charges 1.18%, so BAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BAGY vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XBTY paid 40.3% of its price in cash against BAGY’s 22.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $9.5m for Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF and $8.8m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF.

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At a glance

22.6%

BAGY cash paid, 1 year

40.3%

XBTY cash paid, 1 year

−30.2%

BAGY total return, 1 year

−25.3%

XBTY 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.

XBTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

XBTY

−25.3%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

XBTY over 1 year: paid 40.3%, price −62.5%, total −25.3%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

XBTY

−25.3%

4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

XBTY over 1 year: paid 40.3%, price −62.5%, total −25.3%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

XBTY

−25.3%

4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

40.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XBTY over 1 year: paid 40.3%, price −62.5%, total −25.3%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BAGY costs 0.53 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points; BAGY is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAGY vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BAGY	XBTY
Paid and earned
Measure	BAGY	XBTY
Total return, 1 year	−30.2%	−25.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 50.5%	fell 62.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	93% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BAGY	XBTY
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BAGY	XBTY
Expense ratio	0.65%	1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$9.5m	$8.8m
Holdings
Measure	BAGY	XBTY
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XBTY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score3.3BAGY7.5XBTY

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

BAGY 3.3

XBTY 7.5

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

Risk and return

May 23, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 75 weekly returns

BAGY XBTY

Return

Total return edge XBTY (slight) −40.6% −37.6%

Annualized edge XBTY (slight) −30.3% −27.9%

Price return edge BAGY −64.2% −79.7%

Risk

Volatility edge XBTY 36.1% 22.9%

Max drawdown edge Tie −48.6% −48.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BAGY −0.92 −1.48

Sortino edge BAGY −1.09 −1.64

Calmar edge XBTY (slight) −0.62 −0.57

Reading

From May 2025 to Oct 2026, XBTY returned slightly more: −37.6% to −40.6%. XBTY swung less: 22.9% to 36.1%. BAGY and XBTY fell about the same at their worst: −48.6% and −48.6%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BAGY vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BAGY	XBTY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−40.6%	−37.6%	XBTY (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−30.3%	−27.9%	XBTY (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−64.2%	−79.7%	BAGY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	36.1%	22.9%	XBTY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	30.3%	20.6%	XBTY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−48.6%	−48.6%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.92	−1.48	BAGY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.09	−1.64	BAGY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.62	−0.57	XBTY (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 75 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BAGY and XBTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BAGY XBTY

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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%

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Side by side

BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly

Issuer Amplify GraniteShares

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 31.1% 29.7%

Expense ratio 0.65% 1.18%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.6% 40.3%

Price change, 1 year −50.5% −62.5%

Total return, 1 year −30.2% −25.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −4.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 93%

Age 1.5 years 1.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.5m $8.8m

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 XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BAGY	XBTY	BAGY	XBTY	BAGY	XBTY
3 months	+1.7%	+7.0%	7.8%	7.6%	−21.9 pts	−16.5 pts
6 months	−20.0%	−4.7%	11.6%	16.0%	−18.3 pts	−3.0 pts
1 year	−30.2%	−25.3%	22.6%	40.3%	−9.7 pts	−4.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BAGY Apr 2025 · XBTY May 2025	−28.3%	−33.6%	37.3%	60.8%	−12.3 pts	−9.9 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: the two funds' holdings are dated 127 days apart.

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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.

XBTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XBTY paid 40.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 62.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −25.3%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.7%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BAGY or XBTY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and XBTY paid 40.3%, so XBTY 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 XBTY?: With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and XBTY −25.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BAGY or XBTY?: BAGY charges 0.65% a year and XBTY charges 1.18%, so BAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BAGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BAGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BAGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for BAGY ↗

XBTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XBTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XBTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

GraniteShares page for XBTY ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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