Which paid more, DFII or YBIT?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DFII paid 12.6% of its starting price in cash and YBIT paid 31.8%, so YBIT paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, DFII or YBIT?

With every distribution reinvested, DFII returned −21.5% and YBIT −19.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DFII or YBIT?

DFII charges 0.85% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so DFII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DFII vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its price in cash against DFII’s 12.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $20m for FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF and $59m for YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

12.6%

DFII cash paid, 1 year

31.8%

YBIT cash paid, 1 year

−21.5%

DFII total return, 1 year

−19.7%

YBIT total return, 1 year

DFII · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind Bitcoin

DFII

−21.5%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

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.

YBIT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT

−19.7%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

31.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DFII costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; YBIT is 3.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DFII vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DFII	YBIT
Paid and earned
Measure	DFII	YBIT
Total return, 1 year	−21.5%	−19.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 34.5%	fell 52.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment	7% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DFII	YBIT
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts	ahead by 0.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	DFII	YBIT
Expense ratio	0.85%	1.02%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$20m	$59m
Holdings
Measure	DFII	YBIT
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YBIT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score0.9DFII9.3YBIT

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

DFII 0.9

YBIT 9.3

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DFII and YBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DFII YBIT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DFII

2026-12-31 S&P 500® Mini Index P 3,060.60 1,914.64%

2026-12-31 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF C 71.01 0.11%

2026-12-31 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,869.31 0.00%

2026-12-31 S&P 500® Mini Index C 3,060.60 0.00%

2026-11-06 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF C 43.36 -0.39%

2026-12-31 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF P 71.01 -60.11%

2026-12-31 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,869.31 -1,755.41%

Only in YBIT

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 20.77%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 18.94%

IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 C 3.64%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C45.5 0.46%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C46 0.41%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C44 -1.44%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C44.5 -1.56%

IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 P -2.71%

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Side by side

DFII FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF · Option income on Bitcoin, paying monthly YBIT YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly

Issuer First Trust YieldMax

Strategy option income synthetic covered call

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 18.5% 41.7%

Expense ratio 0.85% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.6% 31.8%

Price change, 1 year −34.5% −52.0%

Total return, 1 year −21.5% −19.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 7%

Age 1.6 years 2.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $20m $59m

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

Window by window: DFII vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DFII	YBIT	DFII	YBIT	DFII	YBIT
3 months	+18.5%	+18.7%	5.3%	13.5%	−5.1 pts	−4.9 pts
6 months	−3.9%	−1.5%	7.7%	19.5%	−2.2 pts	+0.3 pts
1 year	−21.5%	−19.7%	12.6%	31.8%	−0.9 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DFII Apr 2025 · YBIT Apr 2024	−6.4%	−11.5%	26.5%	75.2%	−4.1 pts	−31.9 pts

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About each fund

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.

YBIT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −19.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 7% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DFII or YBIT?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DFII paid 12.6% of its starting price in cash and YBIT paid 31.8%, so YBIT paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DFII or YBIT?: With every distribution reinvested, DFII returned −21.5% and YBIT −19.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DFII or YBIT?: DFII charges 0.85% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so DFII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DFII on its own →YBIT on its own →DFII dividend history →DFII holdings →YBIT dividend history →YBIT holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DFII filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DFII prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DFII 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for DFII ↗

YBIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YBIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YBIT 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YBIT ↗

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How this is computed

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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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