Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DFII vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DFII and XBCI both write options for income.
askIQ about this page
askIQ about DFII and XBCI
Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF, and $238m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF.
1 pt behind Bitcoin
DFII over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −34.5%, total −21.5%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Bitcoin
−20.5%
DFII
−21.5%
1 pt behind Bitcoin
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind Bitcoin
DFII over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −34.5%, total −21.5%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Bitcoin
−20.5%
DFII
−21.5%
1 pt behind Bitcoin
12.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DFII over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −34.5%, total −21.5%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −1.0 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
DFII costs 0.13 points a year less; XBCI is 11.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DFII | XBCI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −21.5% | not published |
| Price change | fell 34.5% (1 year) | fell 27.6% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 97% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (BTC-USD) | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, measured through BTCI |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $21m | $238m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DFII and XBCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated 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 | DFII | XBCI | DFII | XBCI | DFII | XBCI |
| 3 months | +18.5% | +24.3% | 5.3% | 11.7% | −5.1 pts | +6.8 pts |
| 6 months | −3.9% | −9.9% | 7.7% | 14.6% | −2.2 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 1 year | −21.5% | – | 12.6% | – | −0.9 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DFII Apr 2025 · XBCI Feb 2026 | −6.4% | +0.5% | 26.5% | 26.3% | −4.1 pts | −0.4 pts |
– means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →
DFII
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DFII paid 12.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.5%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 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%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. 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).
Questions people ask
Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.
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.
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown
ETFIQ, DFII against XBCI, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dfii-vs-xbci
ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). DFII against XBCI. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dfii-vs-xbci
[DFII against XBCI (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dfii-vs-xbci)
Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.