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BITA vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $96m for iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF and $531,656 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF.

At a glance
6.9%
BITA cash paid, since launch, Jun 16, 2026
20.0%
XEY cash paid, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
+20.4%
BITA total return, since launch, Jun 16, 2026
−9.8%
XEY total return, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
BITA · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.6 pts behind IBIT
BITA
+20.4%
IBIT
+22.0%

1.6 pts behind IBIT

BITA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +12.9%, total +20.4%, IBIT +22.0%, −1.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IBIT

+22.0%

BITA

+20.4%

6.9% as cash

1.6 pts behind IBIT

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.6 pts behind IBIT

BITA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +12.9%, total +20.4%, IBIT +22.0%, −1.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IBIT

+22.0%

BITA

+20.4%

1.6 pts behind IBIT

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BITA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +12.9%, total +20.4%, IBIT +22.0%, −1.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XEY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 14.9 pts behind Ether
XEY
−9.8%
Ether
+5.1%

14.9 pts behind Ether

XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

+5.1%

XEY

−9.8%

14.9 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

14.9 pts behind Ether

XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

+5.1%

XEY

−9.8%

14.9 pts behind Ether

20.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BITA costs 0.61 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BITA vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBITAXEY
Paid and earned
Price changerose 12.9% (since Jun 16, 2026)fell 28.8% (since Apr 28, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate94% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBitcoin, measured through IBITEther (ETH-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.57%1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$96m$531,656
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 18 weekly returns
BITA XEY
Return
Total return edge BITA +25.1% +0.1%
Price return edge BITA +19.2% −12.9%
Risk
Max drawdown edge BITA −7.6% −10.4%
Reading

From Jun 2026 to Oct 2026, BITA returned more: +25.1% to +0.1%. BITA fell less at its worst: −7.6% to −10.4%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: BITA vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBITAXEYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+25.1%+0.1%BITAPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+19.2%−12.9%BITAPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−7.6%−10.4%BITADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 18 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BITA and XEY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BITA XEY
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Only in BITA
BITCOIN 66.58%
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF CL1 33.94%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 47.000000 -0.01%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 46.000000 -0.08%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 46.000000 -0.13%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 43.500000 -0.36%
Only in XEY
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Side by side

BITA iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF · Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly XEY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF · Synthetic covered call on Ether, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark Bitcoin (IBIT) Ether (ETH-USD)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 18.4% 35.6%
Expense ratio 0.57% 1.18%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) 20.0% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +12.9% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) −28.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) −9.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +22.0% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) +5.1% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Ahead or behind −1.6 pts (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) −14.9 pts (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 94%
Age 141 days 190 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $96m $531,656

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: BITA vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBITAXEYBITAXEYBITAXEY
3 months+19.4%−1.1%4.4%9.0%−4.0 pts−27.3 pts
6 months–−11.8%–18.4%–−14.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BITA Jun 2026 · XEY Apr 2026+20.4%−9.8%6.9%20.0%−1.6 pts−14.9 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for BITA or XEY; the two funds' holdings are dated 126 days apart.

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About each fund
BITA

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 16, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, BITA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.4%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned +22.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid monthly.

XEY

Over the period from its first trade on Apr 28, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XEY paid 20.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −9.8%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned +5.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.6%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BITA or XEY?
BITA charges 0.57% a year and XEY charges 1.18%, so BITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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