Data as of .
BTCC vs YBTC: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BTCC paid 29.0% of its price in cash against YBTC’s 24.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BTCC scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BTCC and YBTC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BTCC | Only in YBTC |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 100.00% | United States Treasury Bill 10/08/2026 95.71% |
| IBIT 10/16/2026 45.86 C 4.54% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fu 4.11% | |
| IBIT 09/25/2026 48.27 C -0.61% | |
| IBIT 10/16/2026 45.86 P -3.75% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTCC | YBTC | BTCC | YBTC | BTCC | YBTC | |
| 3 months | +12.8% | +13.7% | 10.4% | 7.5% | −16.4 pts | −15.5 pts |
| 6 months | +4.3% | +0.6% | 20.2% | 14.8% | −11.4 pts | −15.1 pts |
| 1 year | −32.5% | −38.2% | 29.0% | 24.9% | −1.4 pts | −7.1 pts |
| Since launch | −17.7% | +28.5% | 53.5% | 101.4% | −10.8 pts | −68.7 pts |
| BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly | YBTC Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF Covered call on IBIT, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Grayscale | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) | Bitcoin (IBIT) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.2% | 29.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.95% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 29.0% | 24.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −59.1% | −60.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −32.5% | −38.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −31.1% | −31.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.4 pts | −7.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 534 days | 974 days |
| Net assets | $17m | $142m |
BTCC in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BTCC paid 29.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 59.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −32.5%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly.
YBTC in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBTC paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 60.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −38.2%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.5%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BTCC or YBTC?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BTCC paid 29.0% of its starting price in cash and YBTC paid 24.9%, 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 −32.5% and YBTC returned −38.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BTCC returned more.
- 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 these figures came from
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