Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DFII vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DFII and XEY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF and $531,656 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether 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, 2026.14.9 pts behind Ether
XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Ether
+5.1%
XEY
−9.8%
14.9 pts behind Ether
Total return, distributions reinvested
14.9 pts behind Ether
XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Ether
+5.1%
XEY
−9.8%
14.9 pts behind Ether
20.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
DFII costs 0.33 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DFII | XEY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −21.5% | not published |
| Price change | fell 34.5% (1 year) | fell 28.8% (since Apr 28, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 94% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (BTC-USD) | Ether (ETH-USD) |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | behind by 14.9 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 1.18% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $20m | $531,656 |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DFII and XEY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 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 | DFII | XEY | DFII | XEY | DFII | XEY |
| 3 months | +18.5% | −1.1% | 5.3% | 9.0% | −5.1 pts | −27.3 pts |
| 6 months | −3.9% | −11.8% | 7.7% | 18.4% | −2.2 pts | −14.8 pts |
| 1 year | −21.5% | – | 12.6% | – | −0.9 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DFII Apr 2025 · XEY Apr 2026 | −6.4% | −9.8% | 26.5% | 20.0% | −4.1 pts | −14.9 pts |
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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.
XEY
Over the period from its first trade on Apr 28, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XEY paid 20.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −9.8%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned +5.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.6%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 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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