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BTCI 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 BTCI’s 18.3%, though BTCI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $64m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF.

At a glance
18.3%
BTCI cash paid, 1 year
36.9%
LFGY cash paid, 1 year
−20.8%
BTCI total return, 1 year
−23.4%
LFGY total return, 1 year
BTCI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with Bitcoin
BTCI
−20.8%
Bitcoin
−20.5%

About even with Bitcoin

BTCI over 1 year: paid 18.3%, price −39.3%, total −20.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCI

−20.8%

about even with Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with Bitcoin

BTCI over 1 year: paid 18.3%, price −39.3%, total −20.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCI

−20.8%

about even with Bitcoin

18.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BTCI over 1 year: paid 18.3%, price −39.3%, total −20.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −0.3 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

BTCI costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; BTCI is far larger, $1.4bn against $69m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BTCI vs LFGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBTCILFGY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−20.8%−23.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 39.3%fell 55.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate92% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment46% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBitcoin (BTC-USD)S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%1.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$1.4bn$69m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LFGY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score4.5BTCI6.9LFGY

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BTCI and LFGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BTCI LFGY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BTCI
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 17.12%
CBTX US 01/15/27 C1980 3.40%
VanEck Bitcoin ETF 1.87%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C2000 -0.53%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C1930 -0.79%
CBTX US 01/15/27 P1980 -8.94%
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

BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly
Issuer NEOS YieldMax
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 26.4% 38.8%
Expense ratio 0.99% 1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year 18.3% 36.9%
Price change, 1 year −39.3% −55.6%
Total return, 1 year −20.8% −23.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −0.3 pts −38.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 92% 46%
Age 2.0 years 1.8 years
Net assets, BTCI as of Oct 28, 2026 and LFGY as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.4bn $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: BTCI vs LFGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBTCILFGYBTCILFGYBTCILFGY
3 months+17.5%−13.8%7.1%10.1%−6.0 pts−13.7 pts
6 months−4.4%−22.5%11.0%19.8%−2.7 pts−27.6 pts
1 year−20.8%−23.4%18.3%36.9%−0.3 pts−38.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BTCI Oct 2024 · LFGY Jan 2025+13.6%−14.3%55.8%64.3%−6.2 pts−48.6 pts

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About each fund
BTCI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCI paid 18.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 39.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −20.8%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BTCI or LFGY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCI paid 18.3% 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, BTCI or LFGY?
With every distribution reinvested, BTCI returned −20.8% and LFGY −23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BTCI or LFGY?
BTCI charges 0.99% a year and LFGY charges 1.02%, so BTCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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