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BTCC vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $13m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $238m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF.

At a glance
31.6%
BTCC cash paid, 1 year
26.3%
XBCI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
−19.8%
BTCC total return, 1 year
+0.5%
XBCI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
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.
XBCI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with BTCI
XBCI
+0.5%
BTCI
+0.9%

About even with BTCI

XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BTCI

+0.9%

XBCI

+0.5%

about even with BTCI

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with BTCI

XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BTCI

+0.9%

XBCI

+0.5%

about even with BTCI

26.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BTCC costs 0.33 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BTCC vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBTCCXBCI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−19.8%not published
Price changefell 50.5% (1 year)fell 27.6% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate97% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBitcoin (BTC-USD)NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, measured through BTCI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.98%
Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and XBCI as of Oct 28, 2026$13m$238m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BTCC XBCI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BTCC
Only in XBCI
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 19.69%
CBTX US 01/15/27 C1980 5.70%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C2000 -0.80%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C1930 -1.19%
CBTX US 01/15/27 P1980 -14.95%
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Side by side

BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly XBCI NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on BTCI, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 20.9% 37.4%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 31.6% 26.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −50.5% −27.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −19.8% +0.5% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% +0.9% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind +0.7 pts −0.4 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 97%
Age 1.6 years 274 days
Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and XBCI as of Oct 28, 2026 $13m $238m

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 XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBTCCXBCIBTCCXBCIBTCCXBCI
3 months+7.7%+24.3%10.8%11.7%−15.8 pts+6.8 pts
6 months−8.0%−9.9%17.6%14.6%−6.3 pts−5.5 pts
1 year−19.8%–31.6%–+0.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: BTCC Apr 2025 · XBCI Feb 2026−18.1%+0.5%55.6%26.3%−10.2 pts−0.4 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.

XBCI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XBCI paid 26.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI) returned +0.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 37.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BTCC or XBCI?
BTCC charges 0.65% a year and XBCI charges 0.98%, so BTCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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