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CEPI vs EHY: which paid, and which earned it?

CEPI and EHY both write options for income.

REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF and Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF.

35.3%CEPI cash paid, 1 year
20.5%EHY cash paid, 1 year
+18.1%CEPI total return, 1 year
−44.5%EHY total return, 1 year
CEPI6 pts ahead of BITQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
BITQ+12.1%CEPI+18.1%35.3% as cash6 pts ahead of BITQTotal return, distributions reinvestedBITQ+12.1%CEPI+18.1%6 pts ahead of BITQ
EHY5.3 pts behind ETHA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ETHA−39.3%EHY−44.5%5.3 pts behind ETHATotal return, distributions reinvestedETHA−39.3%EHY−44.5%5.3 pts behind ETHA

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in CEPIOnly in EHY
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.59%Cash & Other 56.28%
Micron Technology Inc 5.71%ETHA 12/18/2026 15.75 C 29.96%
Applied Digital Corp 5.64%United States Treasury Bill 11/27/2026 17.81%
Strategy Inc 5.58%Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 2.89%
MARA Holdings Inc 5.57%United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 1.05%
IREN Ltd 5.29%ETHA 12/18/2026 15.75 P -3.43%
TSMC 4.72%ETHA 09/22/2026 19.44 C -4.56%
NVIDIA Corp 4.55%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CEPI and EHY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CEPIEHYCEPIEHYCEPIEHY
3 months+0.9%+30.3%9.6%12.8%+3.1 pts−24.4 pts
6 months+29.4%+1.3%22.2%20.9%−4.4 pts−22.4 pts
1 year+18.1%not published35.3%not published+6.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+26.2%−44.5%51.2%20.5%−1.0 pts−5.3 pts
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CEPI and EHY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CEPI
REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on BITQ, paying weekly
EHY
Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF
Covered call on ETHA, paying monthly
IssuerREXAmplify
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkCrypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxyEther (ETHA)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized41.0%48.4%
Expense ratio0.85%0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year35.3%20.5% (since launch on Oct 9, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−22.5%−63.8%
Total return, 1 year+18.1%−44.5% (since launch on Oct 9, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+12.1%−39.3%
Ahead or behind+6.0 pts−5.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age653 days344 days
Net assets$121m$5m

CEPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CEPI paid 35.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 22.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.1%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

EHY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 9, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, EHY paid 20.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 63.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −44.5%. Ether (ETHA) returned −39.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 48.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CEPI or EHY?
CEPI charges 0.85% a year and EHY charges 0.75%, so EHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CEPI against EHY, 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.

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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources