Which paid more, BITY or DFII?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting price in cash and DFII paid 12.6%, so BITY 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 DFII?

With every distribution reinvested, BITY returned −27.9% and DFII −21.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BITY or DFII?

BITY charges 0.65% a year and DFII charges 0.85%, so BITY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BITY vs DFII: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its price in cash against DFII’s 12.6%, though DFII returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $12m for Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF and $20m for FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

16.9%

BITY cash paid, 1 year

12.6%

DFII cash paid, 1 year

−27.9%

BITY total return, 1 year

−21.5%

DFII 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.

DFII · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind Bitcoin

DFII

−21.5%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

1 pt behind Bitcoin

DFII over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −34.5%, total −21.5%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

DFII

−21.5%

1 pt behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind Bitcoin

DFII over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −34.5%, total −21.5%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

DFII

−21.5%

1 pt behind Bitcoin

12.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DFII over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −34.5%, total −21.5%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BITY costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.4 points; DFII is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BITY vs DFII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BITY	DFII
Paid and earned
Measure	BITY	DFII
Total return, 1 year	−27.9%	−21.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 43.8%	fell 34.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BITY	DFII
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 7.4 pts	behind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	BITY	DFII
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$12m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	BITY	DFII
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score1.5BITY0.9DFII

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

DFII 0.9

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

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

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BITY DFII

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BITY

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 27.22%

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 DFII

2026-12-31 S&P 500® Mini Index P 3,060.60 1,914.64%

2026-12-31 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF C 71.01 0.11%

2026-12-31 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,869.31 0.00%

2026-12-31 S&P 500® Mini Index C 3,060.60 0.00%

2026-11-06 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF C 43.36 -0.39%

2026-12-31 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF P 71.01 -60.11%

2026-12-31 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,869.31 -1,755.41%

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Side by side

BITY Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly DFII FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly

Issuer Amplify First Trust

Strategy option income option income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 24.8% 18.5%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 16.9% 12.6%

Price change, 1 year −43.8% −34.5%

Total return, 1 year −27.9% −21.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −1.0 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 100%

Age 1.5 years 1.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $20m

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 DFII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BITY	DFII	BITY	DFII	BITY	DFII
3 months	+6.6%	+18.5%	6.5%	5.3%	−16.9 pts	−5.1 pts
6 months	−15.5%	−3.9%	9.6%	7.7%	−13.8 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	−27.9%	−21.5%	16.9%	12.6%	−7.4 pts	−0.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BITY Apr 2025 · DFII Apr 2025	−25.2%	−6.4%	29.0%	26.5%	−9.1 pts	−4.1 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.

DFII

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DFII paid 12.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.5%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BITY or DFII?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting price in cash and DFII paid 12.6%, so BITY 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 DFII?: With every distribution reinvested, BITY returned −27.9% and DFII −21.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BITY or DFII?: BITY charges 0.65% a year and DFII charges 0.85%, so BITY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BITY on its own →DFII on its own →BITY dividend history →BITY holdings →DFII dividend history →DFII 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 ↗

DFII filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DFII prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DFII 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for DFII ↗

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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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