Which paid more, BITY or YBTC?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting price in cash and YBTC paid 28.3%, so YBTC 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 YBTC?

With every distribution reinvested, BITY returned −27.9% and YBTC −23.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BITY or YBTC?

BITY charges 0.65% a year and YBTC charges 0.95%, so BITY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BITY vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBTC paid 28.3% 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 $136m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

16.9%

BITY cash paid, 1 year

28.3%

YBTC cash paid, 1 year

−27.9%

BITY total return, 1 year

−23.7%

YBTC 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.

YBTC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

YBTC

−23.7%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

YBTC over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −50.3%, total −23.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBTC

−23.7%

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

YBTC over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −50.3%, total −23.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBTC

−23.7%

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

28.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YBTC over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −50.3%, total −23.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BITY costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; YBTC is 11.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BITY vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BITY	YBTC
Paid and earned
Measure	BITY	YBTC
Total return, 1 year	−27.9%	−23.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 43.8%	fell 50.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BITY	YBTC
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BITY	YBTC
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.95%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$12m	$133m
Holdings
Measure	BITY	YBTC
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score1.5BITY5.1YBTC

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

YBTC 5.1

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 YBTC

Return

Total return edge YBTC −33.6% −27.8%

Annualized edge YBTC −24.2% −19.7%

Price return edge BITY −54.2% −61.7%

Risk

Volatility edge YBTC (slight) 37.1% 33.8%

Max drawdown edge Tie −48.8% −48.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge YBTC −0.66 −0.59

Sortino edge YBTC −0.82 −0.70

Calmar edge YBTC −0.50 −0.41

Reading

From May 2025 to Oct 2026, YBTC returned more: −27.8% to −33.6%. YBTC swung slightly less: 33.8% to 37.1%. BITY and YBTC fell about the same at their worst: −48.8% and −48.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BITY vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BITY	YBTC	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−33.6%	−27.8%	YBTC	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−24.2%	−19.7%	YBTC	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−54.2%	−61.7%	BITY	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	37.1%	33.8%	YBTC (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	29.8%	28.4%	YBTC (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−48.8%	−48.3%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.66	−0.59	YBTC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.82	−0.70	YBTC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.50	−0.41	YBTC	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

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

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BITY YBTC

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 YBTC

IBIT 11/20/2026 46.03 C 2.42%

IBIT 11/06/2026 45.65 C -0.92%

IBIT 11/20/2026 46.03 P -3.58%

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Side by side

BITY Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly YBTC Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly

Issuer Amplify Roundhill

Strategy option income covered call

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

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 24.8% 35.9%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 16.9% 28.3%

Price change, 1 year −43.8% −50.3%

Total return, 1 year −27.9% −23.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −7.4 pts −3.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 100%

Age 1.5 years 2.8 years

Net assets, BITY as of Nov 3, 2026 and YBTC as of Nov 4, 2026 $12m $136m

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 YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BITY	YBTC	BITY	YBTC	BITY	YBTC
3 months	+6.6%	+9.0%	6.5%	7.7%	−16.9 pts	−14.5 pts
6 months	−15.5%	−8.6%	9.6%	12.7%	−13.8 pts	−6.9 pts
1 year	−27.9%	−23.7%	16.9%	28.3%	−7.4 pts	−3.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BITY Apr 2025 · YBTC Jan 2024	−25.2%	+29.3%	29.0%	103.1%	−9.1 pts	−67.4 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.

YBTC

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBTC paid 28.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.9%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BITY or YBTC?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BITY paid 16.9% of its starting price in cash and YBTC paid 28.3%, so YBTC 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 YBTC?: With every distribution reinvested, BITY returned −27.9% and YBTC −23.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BITY or YBTC?: BITY charges 0.65% a year and YBTC charges 0.95%, so BITY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

YBTC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YBTC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YBTC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for YBTC ↗

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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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