Which paid more, BITY or BTCI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting price in cash and BTCI paid 18.3%, so BTCI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, BITY or BTCI?

With every distribution reinvested, BITY returned −27.9% and BTCI −20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BITY or BTCI?

BITY charges 0.65% a year and BTCI charges 0.99%, so BITY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BITY vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCI paid 18.3% of its price in cash against BITY’s 16.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $12m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF, and $1.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF.

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At a glance

16.9%

BITY cash paid, 1 year

18.3%

BTCI cash paid, 1 year

−27.9%

BITY total return, 1 year

−20.8%

BTCI total return, 1 year

BITY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

BITY

−27.9%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

BITY over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price −43.8%, total −27.9%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BITY

−27.9%

7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

BITY over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price −43.8%, total −27.9%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BITY

−27.9%

7.4 pts behind Bitcoin

16.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BITY over 1 year: paid 16.9%, price −43.8%, total −27.9%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −7.4 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

BITY costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.1 points; BTCI is far larger, $1.4bn against $13m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BITY vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BITY	BTCI
Paid and earned
Measure	BITY	BTCI
Total return, 1 year	−27.9%	−20.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 43.8%	fell 39.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	92% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BITY	BTCI
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BITY	BTCI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.99%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026	$13m	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BITY	BTCI
Holdings in common	17%

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

IQ Income Score1.5BITY4.5BTCI

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

BITY 1.5

BTCI 4.5

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 9, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 77 weekly returns

BITY BTCI

Return

Total return edge BTCI −33.6% −23.0%

Annualized edge BTCI −24.2% −16.2%

Price return edge BTCI −54.2% −48.7%

Risk

Volatility edge BTCI (slight) 37.1% 35.5%

Max drawdown edge BTCI (slight) −48.8% −46.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BTCI −0.66 −0.43

Sortino edge BTCI −0.82 −0.56

Calmar edge BTCI −0.50 −0.35

Reading

From May 2025 to Oct 2026, BTCI returned more: −23.0% to −33.6%. BTCI swung slightly less: 35.5% to 37.1%. BTCI fell slightly less at its worst: −46.9% to −48.8%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BITY vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BITY	BTCI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−33.6%	−23.0%	BTCI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−24.2%	−16.2%	BTCI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−54.2%	−48.7%	BTCI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	37.1%	35.5%	BTCI (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	29.8%	27.1%	BTCI (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−48.8%	−46.9%	BTCI (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.66	−0.43	BTCI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.82	−0.56	BTCI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.50	−0.35	BTCI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 77 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, BITY and BTCI hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BITY BTCI

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 27.22% 17.12%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BITY

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 38.17%

MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 C 11.07%

MBTX 11/10/2026 192.4 C -0.83%

MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 P -1.40%

Only in BTCI

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

BITY Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly

Issuer Amplify NEOS

Strategy option income option income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 24.8% 26.4%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 16.9% 18.3%

Price change, 1 year −43.8% −39.3%

Total return, 1 year −27.9% −20.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −0.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 92%

Age 1.5 years 2.0 years

Net assets, BITY as of Nov 3, 2026 and BTCI as of Oct 28, 2026 $12m $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: BITY vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BITY	BTCI	BITY	BTCI	BITY	BTCI
3 months	+6.6%	+17.5%	6.5%	7.1%	−16.9 pts	−6.0 pts
6 months	−15.5%	−4.4%	9.6%	11.0%	−13.8 pts	−2.7 pts
1 year	−27.9%	−20.8%	16.9%	18.3%	−7.4 pts	−0.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BITY Apr 2025 · BTCI Oct 2024	−25.2%	+13.6%	29.0%	55.8%	−9.1 pts	−6.2 pts

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About each fund

BITY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 43.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −27.9%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.8%, 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, BITY or BTCI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting price in cash and BTCI paid 18.3%, so BTCI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BITY or BTCI?: With every distribution reinvested, BITY returned −27.9% and BTCI −20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BITY or BTCI?: BITY charges 0.65% a year and BTCI charges 0.99%, so BITY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

BITY on its own →BTCI on its own →BITY dividend history →BITY holdings →BTCI dividend history →BTCI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BITY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BITY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BITY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for BITY ↗

BTCI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BTCI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BTCI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for BTCI ↗

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How this is computed

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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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