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EHCC vs LFGY: which paid, and which earned it?

EHCC and LFGY both write options for income.

Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF and YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF.

13.6%EHCC cash paid, 1 year
40.1%LFGY cash paid, 1 year
+12.2%EHCC total return, 1 year
−1.5%LFGY total return, 1 year
EHCC15.2 pts behind ETHA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ETHA+27.4%EHCC+12.2%13.6% of it arrived as cash15.2 pts behind ETHATotal return, distributions reinvestedETHA+27.4%EHCC+12.2%15.2 pts behind ETHA
LFGY13.6 pts behind BITQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
BITQ+12.1%LFGY−1.5%13.6 pts behind BITQTotal return, distributions reinvestedBITQ+12.1%LFGY−1.5%13.6 pts behind BITQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EHCC and LFGY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in EHCCOnly in LFGY
CASH 52.60%Opera Ltd 5.99%
2ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 48.12%NVIDIA Corp 5.67%
4ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 1.77%Block Inc 5.54%
2ETHA 10/30/2026 P10 -0.15%Strategy Inc 5.26%
OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -0.60%Core Scientific Inc 5.24%
4ETHA 09/25/2026 C20.32 -0.68%Hut 8 Corp 5.24%
4ETHA 09/25/2026 C18.84 -1.06%Galaxy Digital Inc 4.86%
Cipher Digital Inc 4.59%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

EHCC and LFGY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
EHCCLFGYEHCCLFGYEHCCLFGY
3 months+32.8%−0.3%8.8%10.6%−21.9 pts+1.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+25.6%not published26.4%not published−8.2 pts
1 yearnot published−1.5%not published40.1%not published−13.6 pts
Since launch+12.2%+9.5%13.6%62.4%−15.2 pts−42.8 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
EHCC and LFGY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EHCC
Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF
Covered call on ETHA, paying weekly
LFGY
YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF
Synthetic covered call on BITQ, paying weekly
IssuerGlobal XYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkEther (ETHA)Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized33.6%39.4%
Expense ratio0.75%1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year13.6% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)40.1%
Price change, 1 year−3.4%−44.7%
Total return, 1 year+12.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)−1.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+27.4%+12.1%
Ahead or behind−15.2 pts−13.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%63%
Age169 days612 days
Net assets$1m$110m

EHCC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, EHCC paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.2%. Ether (ETHA) returned +27.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.6%, paid weekly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

LFGY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LFGY paid 40.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 44.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.5%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, EHCC or LFGY?
EHCC charges 0.75% a year and LFGY charges 1.02%, so EHCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EHCC against LFGY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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