Which paid more, BTCI or YBIT?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCI paid 18.3% of its starting price in cash and YBIT paid 31.8%, so YBIT 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 YBIT?

With every distribution reinvested, BTCI returned −20.8% and YBIT −19.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BTCI or YBIT?

BTCI charges 0.99% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so BTCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BTCI vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its price in cash against BTCI’s 18.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $1.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $59m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

18.3%

BTCI cash paid, 1 year

31.8%

YBIT cash paid, 1 year

−20.8%

BTCI total return, 1 year

−19.7%

YBIT 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.

YBIT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT

−19.7%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

31.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 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 1.1 points; BTCI is far larger, $1.4bn against $63m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BTCI vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BTCI	YBIT
Paid and earned
Measure	BTCI	YBIT
Total return, 1 year	−20.8%	−19.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 39.3%	fell 52.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	92% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment	7% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BTCI	YBIT
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BTCI	YBIT
Expense ratio	0.99%	1.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026	$1.4bn	$63m
Holdings
Measure	BTCI	YBIT
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YBIT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score4.5BTCI9.3YBIT

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

BTCI 4.5

YBIT 9.3

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Oct 25, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 105 weekly returns

BTCI YBIT

Return

Total return edge BTCI +9.3% −3.6%

Annualized edge BTCI +4.5% −1.8%

Price return edge BTCI −37.0% −71.3%

Risk

Volatility edge YBIT (slight) 36.1% 34.3%

Max drawdown edge Tie −46.9% −46.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BTCI 0.19 0.00

Sortino edge BTCI 0.27 0.00

Calmar edge BTCI 0.10 −0.04

Reading

From Oct 2024 to Oct 2026, BTCI returned more: +9.3% to −3.6%. YBIT swung slightly less: 34.3% to 36.1%. BTCI and YBIT fell about the same at their worst: −46.9% and −46.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BTCI vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BTCI	YBIT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+9.3%	−3.6%	BTCI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.5%	−1.8%	BTCI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−37.0%	−71.3%	BTCI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	36.1%	34.3%	YBIT (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	25.4%	24.8%	YBIT (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−46.9%	−46.3%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.19	0.00	BTCI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.27	0.00	BTCI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.10	−0.04	BTCI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 105 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BTCI YBIT

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 YBIT

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 20.77%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 18.94%

IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 C 3.64%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C45.5 0.46%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C46 0.41%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C44 -1.44%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C44.5 -1.56%

IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 P -2.71%

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Side by side

BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly YBIT YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly

Issuer NEOS YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 26.4% 41.7%

Expense ratio 0.99% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 18.3% 31.8%

Price change, 1 year −39.3% −52.0%

Total return, 1 year −20.8% −19.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −0.3 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 92% 7%

Age 2.0 years 2.5 years

Net assets, BTCI as of Oct 28, 2026 and YBIT as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.4bn $59m

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 YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BTCI	YBIT	BTCI	YBIT	BTCI	YBIT
3 months	+17.5%	+18.7%	7.1%	13.5%	−6.0 pts	−4.9 pts
6 months	−4.4%	−1.5%	11.0%	19.5%	−2.7 pts	+0.3 pts
1 year	−20.8%	−19.7%	18.3%	31.8%	−0.3 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BTCI Oct 2024 · YBIT Apr 2024	+13.6%	−11.5%	55.8%	75.2%	−6.2 pts	−31.9 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.

YBIT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −19.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 7% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BTCI or YBIT?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCI paid 18.3% of its starting price in cash and YBIT paid 31.8%, so YBIT 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 YBIT?: With every distribution reinvested, BTCI returned −20.8% and YBIT −19.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BTCI or YBIT?: BTCI charges 0.99% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so BTCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BTCI on its own →YBIT on its own →BTCI dividend history →BTCI holdings →YBIT dividend history →YBIT holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BTCI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BTCI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BTCI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

NEOS page for BTCI ↗

YBIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YBIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YBIT 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YBIT ↗

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How this is computed

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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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