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BPI vs YBIT: which paid, and which earned it?

BPI and YBIT both write options for income.

Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF.

5.4%BPI cash paid, 1 year
31.3%YBIT cash paid, 1 year
+5.4%BPI total return, 1 year
−28.7%YBIT total return, 1 year
BPI0.8 pts behind IBIT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT+6.2%BPI+5.4%5.4% cash0.8 pts behind IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT+6.2%BPI+5.4%0.8 pts behind IBIT
YBIT2.3 pts ahead of IBIT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT−31.1%YBIT−28.7%2.3 pts ahead of IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT−31.1%YBIT−28.7%2.3 pts ahead of IBIT

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BPI and YBIT hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BPI and YBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBPIYBIT
TREASURY BILL100.00%36.73%
Only in each
Only in BPIOnly in YBIT
TREASURY BILL 32.22%
TREASURY BILL 31.05%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BPI and YBIT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BPIYBITBPIYBITBPIYBIT
3 months+26.6%+23.6%4.0%13.3%−2.5 pts−5.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+10.8%not published23.1%not published−4.9 pts
1 yearnot published−28.7%not published31.3%not published+2.3 pts
Since launch+5.4%−10.5%5.4%74.2%−0.8 pts−31.9 pts
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BPI and YBIT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BPI
Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
YBIT
YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on IBIT, paying weekly
IssuerGrayscaleYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Bitcoin (IBIT)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%68.0%
Expense ratio0.65%1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year5.4% (since launch on Apr 30, 2026)31.3%
Price change, 1 year−0.8%−58.9%
Total return, 1 year+5.4% (since launch on Apr 30, 2026)−28.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+6.2%−31.1%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+2.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published0%
Age141 days878 days
Net assets$3m$61m

BPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 30, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, BPI paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned +6.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

YBIT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBIT paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 58.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −28.7%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 68.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BPI or YBIT?
BPI charges 0.65% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so BPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BPI against YBIT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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