{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cepi-vs-xey","section":"compare","title":"CEPI vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return | ETFIQ","description":"CEPI paid 33.0% in cash each over its own window and XEY 20.0%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +0.5% against \u22129.8%, to Nov 4, 2026.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, CEPI or XEY?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"CEPI charges 0.85% a year and XEY charges 1.18%, so CEPI is cheaper. 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As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. CEPI XEY \n Expense ratio 0.85% 1.18% \n Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $116m $531,656 \n Total return, 1 year +0.5% not published \n Benchmark S&P 500, measured through SPY Ether (ETH-USD) \n Holdings in common 0% \n Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, CEPI against XEY, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cepi-vs-xey","a":{"ticker":"CEPI","name":"REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF","issuer":"REX","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CEPI paid 33.0% in cash and returned 0.5% in total, against 14.8% for SPY.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/cepi","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"33.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+0.5%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against SPY","value":"\u221214.3 pts","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (REX estimate)","value":"100.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"REX estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid weekly), ex-date Nov 4, 2026","value":"$0.2137","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$116m","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.85%","as_of":"2026-02-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XEY","name":"GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF","issuer":"GraniteShares","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-11-04","verdict":"Since launch in Apr 2026, XEY paid 20.0% in cash and lost 9.8% in total, against 5.1% for Ether.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xey","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"20.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u22129.8%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Against Ether","value":"\u221214.9 pts","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate)","value":"94.0%","as_of":"2026-11-04","source":"GraniteShares estimate"},{"label":"Last payment (paid weekly), ex-date Oct 30, 2026","value":"$0.1225","as_of":"2026-10-30","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$531,656","as_of":"2026-11-03","source":"issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"1.18%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"497 XBRL, Oct 28, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cepi-vs-xey"}