Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
DFII vs XRPM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
DFII and XRPM 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 $11m for Amplify XRP 3% Monthly Option 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, 2026.15.6 pts behind XRP
XRPM since launch: paid 17.7%, price −69.4%, total −57.1%, XRP −41.5%, −15.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XRP
−41.5%
XRPM
−57.1%
15.6 pts behind XRP
Total return, distributions reinvested
15.6 pts behind XRP
XRPM since launch: paid 17.7%, price −69.4%, total −57.1%, XRP −41.5%, −15.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XRP
−41.5%
XRPM
−57.1%
15.6 pts behind XRP
17.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRPM since launch: paid 17.7%, price −69.4%, total −57.1%, XRP −41.5%, −15.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
XRPM costs 0.10 points a year less; DFII is 1.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | DFII | XRPM |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −21.5% | not published |
| Price change | fell 34.5% (1 year) | fell 69.4% (since Nov 18, 2025) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment | 98% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (BTC-USD) | XRP (XRP-USD) |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.0 pts | behind by 15.6 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.75% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $20m | $11m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, DFII and XRPM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 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 | XRPM | DFII | XRPM | DFII | XRPM |
| 3 months | +18.5% | −16.5% | 5.3% | 8.5% | −5.1 pts | −38.4 pts |
| 6 months | −3.9% | −34.5% | 7.7% | 13.3% | −2.2 pts | −25.8 pts |
| 1 year | −21.5% | – | 12.6% | – | −0.9 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: DFII Apr 2025 · XRPM Nov 2025 | −6.4% | −57.1% | 26.5% | 17.7% | −4.1 pts | −15.6 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.
XRPM
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 18, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, XRPM paid 17.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 69.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −57.1%. XRP (XRP-USD) returned −41.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.3%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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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