Which paid more, EHY or XBTY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EHY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and XBTY paid 40.3%, so XBTY 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 XBTY?

With every distribution reinvested, EHY returned −36.9% and XBTY −25.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, EHY or XBTY?

EHY charges 0.75% a year and XBTY charges 1.18%, so EHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

EHY vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XBTY paid 40.3% of its price in cash against EHY’s 30.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $4.8m for Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF and $8.8m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF.

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At a glance

30.4%

EHY cash paid, 1 year

40.3%

XBTY cash paid, 1 year

−36.9%

EHY total return, 1 year

−25.3%

XBTY 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.

XBTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

XBTY

−25.3%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

XBTY over 1 year: paid 40.3%, price −62.5%, total −25.3%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

XBTY

−25.3%

4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

XBTY over 1 year: paid 40.3%, price −62.5%, total −25.3%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

XBTY

−25.3%

4.8 pts behind Bitcoin

40.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XBTY over 1 year: paid 40.3%, price −62.5%, total −25.3%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −4.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

EHY costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.6 points; XBTY is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

EHY vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EHY	XBTY
Paid and earned
Measure	EHY	XBTY
Total return, 1 year	−36.9%	−25.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 62.2%	fell 62.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	93% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	EHY	XBTY
Benchmark	Ether (ETH-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	EHY	XBTY
Expense ratio	0.75%	1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$4.8m	$8.8m
Holdings
Measure	EHY	XBTY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score3.9EHY7.5XBTY

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

XBTY 7.5

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

Risk and return

Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 54 weekly returns

EHY XBTY

Return

Total return edge XBTY −50.0% −29.2%

Annualized edge XBTY −48.7% −28.3%

Price return edge XBTY (slight) −70.0% −65.8%

Risk

Volatility edge XBTY 50.0% 20.5%

Max drawdown edge XBTY −57.7% −37.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EHY −1.14 −1.70

Sortino edge EHY −1.34 −1.89

Calmar edge XBTY (slight) −0.84 −0.76

Reading

From Oct 2025 to Oct 2026, XBTY returned more: −29.2% to −50.0%. XBTY swung less: 20.5% to 50.0%. XBTY fell less at its worst: −37.1% to −57.7%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: EHY vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	EHY	XBTY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−50.0%	−29.2%	XBTY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−48.7%	−28.3%	XBTY	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−70.0%	−65.8%	XBTY (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	50.0%	20.5%	XBTY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	42.6%	18.5%	XBTY	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−57.7%	−37.1%	XBTY	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−1.14	−1.70	EHY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.34	−1.89	EHY	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.84	−0.76	XBTY (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 54 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EHY and XBTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EHY XBTY

Only in one fund ↓

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 XBTY

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Side by side

EHY Amplify Ethereum Max Income Covered Call ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly

Issuer Amplify GraniteShares

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Ether (ETH-USD) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 50.3% 29.7%

Expense ratio 0.75% 1.18%

Cash paid, 1 year 30.4% 40.3%

Price change, 1 year −62.2% −62.5%

Total return, 1 year −36.9% −25.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year −24.7% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −12.2 pts −4.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 93%

Age 1.1 years 1.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $4.8m $8.8m

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 XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	EHY	XBTY	EHY	XBTY	EHY	XBTY
3 months	+1.9%	+7.0%	12.9%	7.6%	−24.4 pts	−16.5 pts
6 months	−23.1%	−4.7%	17.6%	16.0%	−26.1 pts	−3.0 pts
1 year	−36.9%	−25.3%	30.4%	40.3%	−12.3 pts	−4.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: EHY Oct 2025 · XBTY May 2025	−52.0%	−33.6%	23.2%	60.8%	−7.7 pts	−9.9 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: the two funds' holdings are dated 127 days apart.

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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.

XBTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XBTY paid 40.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 62.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −25.3%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.7%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, EHY or XBTY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, EHY paid 30.4% of its starting price in cash and XBTY paid 40.3%, so XBTY 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 XBTY?: With every distribution reinvested, EHY returned −36.9% and XBTY −25.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, EHY or XBTY?: EHY charges 0.75% a year and XBTY charges 1.18%, so EHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

EHY on its own →XBTY on its own →EHY dividend history →EHY holdings →XBTY 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 ↗

XBTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XBTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XBTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

GraniteShares page for XBTY ↗

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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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