Which paid more, BITY or ETCO?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting price in cash and ETCO paid 40.5%, so ETCO 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 ETCO?

With every distribution reinvested, BITY returned −27.9% and ETCO −29.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BITY or ETCO?

BITY and ETCO both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BITY vs ETCO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its price in cash against BITY’s 16.9%, though BITY 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 $3.5m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF.

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At a glance

16.9%

BITY cash paid, 1 year

40.5%

ETCO cash paid, 1 year

−27.9%

BITY total return, 1 year

−29.6%

ETCO 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.

ETCO · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind Ether

ETCO

−29.6%

Ether

−24.7%

4.9 pts behind Ether

ETCO over 1 year: paid 40.5%, price −64.0%, total −29.6%, Ether −24.7%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

ETCO

−29.6%

4.9 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind Ether

ETCO over 1 year: paid 40.5%, price −64.0%, total −29.6%, Ether −24.7%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

ETCO

−29.6%

4.9 pts behind Ether

40.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ETCO over 1 year: paid 40.5%, price −64.0%, total −29.6%, Ether −24.7%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.65% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BITY vs ETCO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BITY	ETCO
Paid and earned
Measure	BITY	ETCO
Total return, 1 year	−27.9%	−29.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 43.8%	fell 64.0%
Against its benchmark
Measure	BITY	ETCO
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Ether (ETH-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BITY	ETCO
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.65%
Net assets, BITY as of Nov 3, 2026 and ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026	$12m	$3.5m
Holdings
Measure	BITY	ETCO
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score1.5BITY6.3ETCO

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

ETCO 6.3

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

Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 59 weekly returns

BITY ETCO

Return

Total return edge BITY −43.3% −52.7%

Annualized edge BITY −39.4% −48.3%

Price return edge BITY −57.6% −79.3%

Risk

Volatility edge BITY 39.9% 44.6%

Max drawdown edge BITY −48.8% −57.8%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BITY −1.14 −1.32

Sortino edge BITY (slight) −1.38 −1.46

Calmar edge BITY (slight) −0.81 −0.84

Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, BITY returned more: −43.3% to −52.7%. BITY swung less: 39.9% to 44.6%. BITY fell less at its worst: −48.8% to −57.8%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BITY vs ETCO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BITY	ETCO	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−43.3%	−52.7%	BITY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−39.4%	−48.3%	BITY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−57.6%	−79.3%	BITY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	39.9%	44.6%	BITY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	33.0%	40.3%	BITY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−48.8%	−57.8%	BITY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−1.14	−1.32	BITY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.38	−1.46	BITY (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.81	−0.84	BITY (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 59 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BITY and ETCO 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 BITY ETCO

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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 ETCO

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Side by side

BITY Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly ETCO Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly

Issuer Amplify Grayscale

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Ether (ETH-USD)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 24.8% 19.6%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 16.9% 40.5%

Price change, 1 year −43.8% −64.0%

Total return, 1 year −27.9% −29.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −24.7%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −4.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% not published

Age 1.5 years 1.2 years

Net assets, BITY as of Nov 3, 2026 and ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 $12m $3.5m

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 ETCO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BITY	ETCO	BITY	ETCO	BITY	ETCO
3 months	+6.6%	+4.4%	6.5%	10.7%	−16.9 pts	−21.9 pts
6 months	−15.5%	−16.4%	9.6%	18.5%	−13.8 pts	−19.4 pts
1 year	−27.9%	−29.6%	16.9%	40.5%	−7.4 pts	−5.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BITY Apr 2025 · ETCO Sep 2025	−25.2%	−46.9%	29.0%	39.5%	−9.1 pts	−3.5 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

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.

ETCO

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 64.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −29.6%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −24.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BITY or ETCO?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting price in cash and ETCO paid 40.5%, so ETCO 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 ETCO?: With every distribution reinvested, BITY returned −27.9% and ETCO −29.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BITY or ETCO?: BITY and ETCO both charge 0.65% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BITY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BITY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BITY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for BITY ↗

ETCO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ETCO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

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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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