Which paid more, EHY or ETCO?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EHY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and ETCO paid 40.5%, so ETCO paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, EHY or ETCO?

With every distribution reinvested, EHY returned −36.9% and ETCO −29.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, EHY or ETCO?

EHY charges 0.75% a year and ETCO charges 0.65%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

EHY vs ETCO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its price in cash against EHY’s 30.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $4.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF, and $3.5m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF.

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At a glance

30.4%

EHY cash paid, 1 year

40.5%

ETCO cash paid, 1 year

−36.9%

EHY total return, 1 year

−29.6%

ETCO total return, 1 year

EHY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.2 pts behind Ether

EHY

−36.9%

Ether

−24.7%

12.2 pts behind Ether

EHY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −62.2%, total −36.9%, Ether −24.7%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

EHY

−36.9%

12.2 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.2 pts behind Ether

EHY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −62.2%, total −36.9%, Ether −24.7%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

EHY

−36.9%

12.2 pts behind Ether

30.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. EHY over 1 year: paid 30.4%, price −62.2%, total −36.9%, Ether −24.7%, −12.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ETCO · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind Ether

ETCO

−29.6%

Ether

−24.7%

4.9 pts behind Ether

ETCO over 1 year: paid 40.5%, price −64.0%, total −29.6%, Ether −24.7%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

ETCO

−29.6%

4.9 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind Ether

ETCO over 1 year: paid 40.5%, price −64.0%, total −29.6%, Ether −24.7%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

ETCO

−29.6%

4.9 pts behind Ether

40.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ETCO over 1 year: paid 40.5%, price −64.0%, total −29.6%, Ether −24.7%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ETCO costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EHY vs ETCO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EHY	ETCO
Paid and earned
Measure	EHY	ETCO
Total return, 1 year	−36.9%	−29.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 62.2%	fell 64.0%
Against its benchmark
Measure	EHY	ETCO
Benchmark	Ether (ETH-USD)	Ether (ETH-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	EHY	ETCO
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.65%
Net assets, EHY as of Nov 3, 2026 and ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026	$4.8m	$3.5m
Holdings
Measure	EHY	ETCO
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score3.9EHY6.3ETCO

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

EHY 3.9

ETCO 6.3

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, EHY and ETCO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EHY ETCO

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Only in EHY

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 21.20%

ETHA1 12/18/2026 15.75 C 18.57%

ETHA 12/18/2026 48.5 C 3.24%

ETHA 12/18/2026 48.5 P -0.61%

ETHA1 12/18/2026 15.75 P -2.58%

ETHA 11/10/2026 54.63 C -3.86%

Only in ETCO

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Side by side

EHY Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly ETCO Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly

Issuer Amplify Grayscale

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Ether (ETH-USD) Ether (ETH-USD)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 50.3% 19.6%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 40.5%

Price change, 1 year −62.2% −64.0%

Total return, 1 year −36.9% −29.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year −24.7% −24.7%

Ahead or behind −12.2 pts −4.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published

Age 1.1 years 1.2 years

Net assets, EHY as of Nov 3, 2026 and ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 $4.8m $3.5m

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: EHY vs ETCO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EHY	ETCO	EHY	ETCO	EHY	ETCO
3 months	+1.9%	+4.4%	12.9%	10.7%	−24.4 pts	−21.9 pts
6 months	−23.1%	−16.4%	17.6%	18.5%	−26.1 pts	−19.4 pts
1 year	−36.9%	−29.6%	30.4%	40.5%	−12.3 pts	−5.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EHY Oct 2025 · ETCO Sep 2025	−52.0%	−46.9%	23.2%	39.5%	−7.7 pts	−3.5 pts

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About each fund

EHY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EHY paid 30.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 62.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −36.9%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −24.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 50.3%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

ETCO

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 64.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −29.6%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −24.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EHY or ETCO?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EHY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and ETCO paid 40.5%, so ETCO paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, EHY or ETCO?: With every distribution reinvested, EHY returned −36.9% and ETCO −29.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EHY or ETCO?: EHY charges 0.75% a year and ETCO charges 0.65%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EHY on its own →ETCO on its own →EHY dividend history →EHY holdings →ETCO dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

EHY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for EHY ↗

ETCO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ETCO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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