Which paid more, BTCC or YBTC?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting price in cash and YBTC paid 28.3%, 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 YBTC?

With every distribution reinvested, BTCC returned −19.8% and YBTC −23.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BTCC or YBTC?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BTCC vs YBTC: 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 YBTC’s 28.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $13m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $136m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

31.6%

BTCC cash paid, 1 year

28.3%

YBTC cash paid, 1 year

−19.8%

BTCC total return, 1 year

−23.7%

YBTC 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.

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

BTCC costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BTCC vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BTCC	YBTC
Paid and earned
Measure	BTCC	YBTC
Total return, 1 year	−19.8%	−23.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 50.5%	fell 50.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BTCC	YBTC
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BTCC	YBTC
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.95%
Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and YBTC as of Nov 4, 2026	$13m	$136m
Holdings
Measure	BTCC	YBTC
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 Score8.4BTCC5.1YBTC

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

BTCC 8.4

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

Apr 11, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 81 weekly returns

BTCC YBTC

Return

Total return edge YBTC −19.2% −16.3%

Annualized edge YBTC −12.8% −10.8%

Price return edge YBTC −64.3% −57.0%

Risk

Volatility edge BTCC (slight) 30.5% 33.7%

Max drawdown edge BTCC −43.0% −48.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge YBTC −0.42 −0.28

Sortino edge YBTC −0.49 −0.34

Calmar edge YBTC −0.30 −0.22

Reading

From Apr 2025 to Oct 2026, YBTC returned more: −16.3% to −19.2%. BTCC swung slightly less: 30.5% to 33.7%. BTCC fell less at its worst: −43.0% to −48.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BTCC vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BTCC	YBTC	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−19.2%	−16.3%	YBTC	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−12.8%	−10.8%	YBTC	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−64.3%	−57.0%	YBTC	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	30.5%	33.7%	BTCC (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	26.2%	27.7%	BTCC (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−43.0%	−48.3%	BTCC	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.42	−0.28	YBTC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.49	−0.34	YBTC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.30	−0.22	YBTC	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 81 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BTCC and YBTC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BTCC YBTC

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Only in BTCC

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

BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly YBTC Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly

Issuer Grayscale Roundhill

Strategy covered call covered call

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

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 20.9% 35.9%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.95%

Cash paid, 1 year 31.6% 28.3%

Price change, 1 year −50.5% −50.3%

Total return, 1 year −19.8% −23.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%

Ahead or behind +0.7 pts −3.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 1.6 years 2.8 years

Net assets, BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 and YBTC as of Nov 4, 2026 $13m $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: BTCC vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BTCC	YBTC	BTCC	YBTC	BTCC	YBTC
3 months	+7.7%	+9.0%	10.8%	7.7%	−15.8 pts	−14.5 pts
6 months	−8.0%	−8.6%	17.6%	12.7%	−6.3 pts	−6.9 pts
1 year	−19.8%	−23.7%	31.6%	28.3%	+0.7 pts	−3.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BTCC Apr 2025 · YBTC Jan 2024	−18.1%	+29.3%	55.6%	103.1%	−10.2 pts	−67.4 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: the two funds' holdings are dated 127 days apart.

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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.

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

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BTCC or YBTC?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting price in cash and YBTC paid 28.3%, 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 YBTC?: With every distribution reinvested, BTCC returned −19.8% and YBTC −23.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BTCC or YBTC?: BTCC charges 0.65% a year and YBTC charges 0.95%, so BTCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

BTCC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BTCC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

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

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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