Which paid more, BTCC or BTCI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting price in cash and BTCI paid 18.3%, so BTCC paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, BTCC returned −19.8% and BTCI −20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BTCC or BTCI?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BTCC vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its price in cash against BTCI’s 18.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $13m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $1.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF.

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At a glance

31.6%

BTCC cash paid, 1 year

18.3%

BTCI cash paid, 1 year

−19.8%

BTCC total return, 1 year

−20.8%

BTCI total return, 1 year

BTCC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

BTCC

−19.8%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

BTCC over 1 year: paid 31.6%, price −50.5%, total −19.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCC

−19.8%

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

BTCC over 1 year: paid 31.6%, price −50.5%, total −19.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCC

−19.8%

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

31.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BTCC over 1 year: paid 31.6%, price −50.5%, total −19.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.7 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

BTCC costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BTCC vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BTCC	BTCI
Paid and earned
Measure	BTCC	BTCI
Total return, 1 year	−19.8%	−20.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 50.5%	fell 39.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		92% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BTCC	BTCI
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BTCC	BTCI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.99%
Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and BTCI as of Oct 28, 2026	$13m	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BTCC	BTCI
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score8.4BTCC4.5BTCI

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

BTCC 8.4

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BTCC and BTCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BTCC BTCI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BTCC

Only in BTCI

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 17.12%

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

BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly

Issuer Grayscale NEOS

Strategy covered call option income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 20.9% 26.4%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 31.6% 18.3%

Price change, 1 year −50.5% −39.3%

Total return, 1 year −19.8% −20.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%

Ahead or behind +0.7 pts −0.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 92%

Age 1.6 years 2.0 years

Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and BTCI as of Oct 28, 2026 $13m $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: BTCC vs BTCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BTCC	BTCI	BTCC	BTCI	BTCC	BTCI
3 months	+7.7%	+17.5%	10.8%	7.1%	−15.8 pts	−6.0 pts
6 months	−8.0%	−4.4%	17.6%	11.0%	−6.3 pts	−2.7 pts
1 year	−19.8%	−20.8%	31.6%	18.3%	+0.7 pts	−0.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BTCC Apr 2025 · BTCI Oct 2024	−18.1%	+13.6%	55.6%	55.8%	−10.2 pts	−6.2 pts

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About each fund

BTCC

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −19.8%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.9%, paid monthly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BTCC or BTCI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting price in cash and BTCI paid 18.3%, so BTCC paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BTCC or BTCI?: With every distribution reinvested, BTCC returned −19.8% and BTCI −20.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BTCC or BTCI?: BTCC charges 0.65% a year and BTCI charges 0.99%, so BTCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

BTCC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BTCC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

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

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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