Data as of .
BTCI vs XRPM: which paid, and which earned it?
BTCI and XRPM both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BTCI and XRPM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BTCI | Only in XRPM |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bill 78.13% | XRPC 12/18/2026 11.25 C 27.22% |
| iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 14.10% | Canary XRP ETF 26.37% |
| VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US 7.77% | Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 23.01% |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/05/2026 8.34% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 8.32% | |
| Cash & Other 6.98% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/19/2026 6.24% | |
| United States Treasury Bill 11/03/2026 4.17% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTCI | XRPM | BTCI | XRPM | BTCI | XRPM | |
| 3 months | +22.3% | −3.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | −6.9 pts | −1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | −21.4% | 12.7% | 14.4% | −3.8 pts | −55.3 pts |
| 1 year | −29.1% | not published | 18.6% | not published | +2.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +15.5% | −48.5% | 54.4% | 15.6% | −5.5 pts | −76.3 pts |
| BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF Option income on IBIT, paying monthly | XRPM Amplify XRP 3 Monthly Premium Income ETF Covered call on BITQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 26.3% | 37.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 18.6% | 15.6% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −47.0% | −60.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −29.1% | −48.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −31.1% | +27.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.0 pts | −76.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 94% | not published |
| Age | 701 days | 304 days |
| Net assets | $1.3bn | $12m |
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).
XRPM in plain words
Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, XRPM paid 15.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 60.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −48.5%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +27.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 76.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 37.4%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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