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BTCI vs EHCC: which paid, and which earned it?

BTCI and EHCC both write options for income.

NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF and Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF.

18.6%BTCI cash paid, 1 year
13.6%EHCC cash paid, 1 year
−29.1%BTCI total return, 1 year
+12.2%EHCC total return, 1 year
BTCI2 pts ahead of IBIT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT−31.1%BTCI−29.1%2 pts ahead of IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT−31.1%BTCI−29.1%2 pts ahead of IBIT
EHCC15.2 pts behind ETHA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ETHA+27.4%EHCC+12.2%13.6% as cash15.2 pts behind ETHATotal return, distributions reinvestedETHA+27.4%EHCC+12.2%15.2 pts behind ETHA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BTCI and EHCC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in BTCIOnly in EHCC
United States Treasury Bill 11/03/2026 58.93%CASH 52.60%
CBTX US 10/16/26 C1390 22.94%2ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 48.12%
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 17.31%4ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 1.77%
VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US 2.01%2ETHA 10/30/2026 P10 -0.15%
CBTX US 10/16/26 P1390 -0.18%OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -0.60%
CBTX US 10/16/26 C2060 -0.37%4ETHA 09/25/2026 C20.32 -0.68%
CBTX US 10/16/26 C1980 -0.63%4ETHA 09/25/2026 C18.84 -1.06%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BTCI and EHCC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BTCIEHCCBTCIEHCCBTCIEHCC
3 months+22.3%+32.8%7.0%8.8%−6.9 pts−21.9 pts
6 months+11.9%not published12.7%not published−3.8 ptsnot published
1 year−29.1%not published18.6%not published+2.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+15.5%+12.2%54.4%13.6%−5.5 pts−15.2 pts
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BTCI and EHCC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BTCI
NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF
Option income on IBIT, paying monthly
EHCC
Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF
Covered call on ETHA, paying weekly
IssuerNEOSGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Ether (ETHA)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized26.3%33.6%
Expense ratio0.99%0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year18.6%13.6% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−47.0%−3.4%
Total return, 1 year−29.1%+12.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year−31.1%+27.4%
Ahead or behind+2.0 pts−15.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate94%100%
Age701 days169 days
Net assets$1.3bn$1m

BTCI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BTCI paid 18.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 47.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −29.1%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

EHCC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, EHCC paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.2%. Ether (ETHA) returned +27.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.6%, paid weekly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BTCI or EHCC?
BTCI charges 0.99% a year and EHCC charges 0.75%, so EHCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BTCI against EHCC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, BTCI against EHCC, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/btci-vs-ehcc Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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