Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BTCI vs NEHI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BTCI and NEHI both write options for income.
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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $1.4bn for NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF and $112m for NEOS Ethereum High Income ETF.
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, 2026.0.6 pts behind Ether
NEHI since launch: paid 20.0%, price −43.3%, total −23.5%, Ether −22.9%, −0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Ether
−22.9%
NEHI
−23.5%
0.6 pts behind Ether
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.6 pts behind Ether
NEHI since launch: paid 20.0%, price −43.3%, total −23.5%, Ether −22.9%, −0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Ether
−22.9%
NEHI
−23.5%
0.6 pts behind Ether
20.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NEHI since launch: paid 20.0%, price −43.3%, total −23.5%, Ether −22.9%, −0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
NEHI costs 0.01 points a year less; BTCI is 12.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BTCI | NEHI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −20.8% | not published |
| Price change | fell 39.3% (1 year) | fell 43.3% (since Dec 3, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 92% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment | 93% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (BTC-USD) | Ether (ETH-USD) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $1.4bn | $112m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Dec 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 46 weekly returnsFrom Dec 2025 to Oct 2026, BTCI returned more: −15.9% to −28.3%. BTCI fell less at its worst: −34.3% to −48.7%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | BTCI | NEHI | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | −15.9% | −28.3% | BTCI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −34.1% | −46.8% | BTCI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −34.3% | −48.7% | BTCI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 46 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BTCI and NEHI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BTCI | NEHI | BTCI | NEHI | BTCI | NEHI |
| 3 months | +17.5% | +17.8% | 7.1% | 8.7% | −6.0 pts | −8.5 pts |
| 6 months | −4.4% | −3.3% | 11.0% | 13.0% | −2.7 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 1 year | −20.8% | – | 18.3% | – | −0.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: BTCI Oct 2024 · NEHI Dec 2025 | +13.6% | −23.5% | 55.8% | 20.0% | −6.2 pts | −0.5 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for NEHI.
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.
NEHI
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NEHI paid 20.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 43.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.5%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −22.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.8%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
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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