Which paid more, BTCC or LFGY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting price in cash and LFGY paid 36.9%, so LFGY 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 LFGY?

With every distribution reinvested, BTCC returned −19.8% and LFGY −23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BTCC or LFGY?

BTCC charges 0.65% a year and LFGY charges 1.02%, so BTCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BTCC vs LFGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its price in cash against BTCC’s 31.6%, though BTCC returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $13m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $64m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

31.6%

BTCC cash paid, 1 year

36.9%

LFGY cash paid, 1 year

−19.8%

BTCC total return, 1 year

−23.4%

LFGY 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.

LFGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY

−23.4%

SPY

+14.8%

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

36.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BTCC costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BTCC vs LFGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BTCC	LFGY
Paid and earned
Measure	BTCC	LFGY
Total return, 1 year	−19.8%	−23.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 50.5%	fell 55.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		46% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BTCC	LFGY
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	BTCC	LFGY
Expense ratio	0.65%	1.02%
Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and LFGY as of Nov 3, 2026	$13m	$64m
Holdings
Measure	BTCC	LFGY
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 Score8.4BTCC6.9LFGY

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

LFGY 6.9

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, BTCC and LFGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BTCC LFGY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BTCC

Only in LFGY

Block Inc 7.74%

NVIDIA Corp 6.42%

Opera Ltd 5.37%

Strategy Inc 5.10%

PayPal Holdings Inc 5.08%

Riot Platforms Inc 4.32%

MercadoLibre Inc 4.15%

Coinbase Global Inc 4.00%

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Side by side

BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly

Issuer Grayscale YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 20.9% 38.8%

Expense ratio 0.65% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 31.6% 36.9%

Price change, 1 year −50.5% −55.6%

Total return, 1 year −19.8% −23.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +0.7 pts −38.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 46%

Age 1.6 years 1.8 years

Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and LFGY as of Nov 3, 2026 $13m $64m

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 LFGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BTCC	LFGY	BTCC	LFGY	BTCC	LFGY
3 months	+7.7%	−13.8%	10.8%	10.1%	−15.8 pts	−13.7 pts
6 months	−8.0%	−22.5%	17.6%	19.8%	−6.3 pts	−27.6 pts
1 year	−19.8%	−23.4%	31.6%	36.9%	+0.7 pts	−38.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BTCC Apr 2025 · LFGY Jan 2025	−18.1%	−14.3%	55.6%	64.3%	−10.2 pts	−48.6 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.

LFGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 46% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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 LFGY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting price in cash and LFGY paid 36.9%, so LFGY 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 LFGY?: With every distribution reinvested, BTCC returned −19.8% and LFGY −23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BTCC or LFGY?: BTCC charges 0.65% a year and LFGY charges 1.02%, so BTCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →BTCC on its own →LFGY on its own →BTCC dividend history →LFGY dividend history →LFGY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BTCC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BTCC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

LFGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LFGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LFGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for LFGY ↗

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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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