Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
CEPI vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
CEPI and XBCI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $116m on Nov 3, 2026 for REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF, and $238m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF.
14.3 pts behind SPY
CEPI over 1 year: paid 33.0%, price −33.1%, total +0.5%, SPY +14.8%, −14.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
CEPI
+0.5%
14.3 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
14.3 pts behind SPY
CEPI over 1 year: paid 33.0%, price −33.1%, total +0.5%, SPY +14.8%, −14.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
CEPI
+0.5%
14.3 pts behind SPY
33.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CEPI over 1 year: paid 33.0%, price −33.1%, total +0.5%, SPY +14.8%, −14.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.About even with BTCI
XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
BTCI
+0.9%
XBCI
+0.5%
about even with BTCI
Total return, distributions reinvested
About even with BTCI
XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
BTCI
+0.9%
XBCI
+0.5%
about even with BTCI
26.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
CEPI costs 0.13 points a year less; XBCI is 2.0 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | CEPI | XBCI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +0.5% | not published |
| Price change | fell 33.1% (1 year) | fell 27.6% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | 97% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, measured through BTCI |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $121m | $238m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, CEPI and XBCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and 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 | CEPI | XBCI | CEPI | XBCI | CEPI | XBCI |
| 3 months | −5.5% | +24.3% | 10.2% | 11.7% | −5.3 pts | +6.8 pts |
| 6 months | −3.9% | −9.9% | 18.2% | 14.6% | −9.0 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 1 year | +0.5% | – | 33.0% | – | −14.2 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: CEPI Dec 2024 · XBCI Feb 2026 | +12.5% | +0.5% | 54.5% | 26.3% | −16.6 pts | −0.4 pts |
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CEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CEPI paid 33.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 33.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.4%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
XBCI
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XBCI paid 26.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.6%. NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI) returned +0.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 37.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 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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