Which paid more, ETCO or LFGY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and LFGY paid 36.9%, 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, ETCO or LFGY?

With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and LFGY −23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ETCO or LFGY?

ETCO charges 0.65% a year and LFGY charges 1.02%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ETCO vs LFGY: 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 LFGY’s 36.9%, though LFGY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $3.5m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF, and $64m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

40.5%

ETCO cash paid, 1 year

36.9%

LFGY cash paid, 1 year

−29.6%

ETCO total return, 1 year

−23.4%

LFGY total return, 1 year

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

LFGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY

−23.4%

SPY

+14.8%

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

36.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ETCO costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ETCO vs LFGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ETCO	LFGY
Paid and earned
Measure	ETCO	LFGY
Total return, 1 year	−29.6%	−23.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 64.0%	fell 55.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		46% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ETCO	LFGY
Benchmark	Ether (ETH-USD)	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	ETCO	LFGY
Expense ratio	0.65%	1.02%
Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and LFGY as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.5m	$64m
Holdings
Measure	ETCO	LFGY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score6.3ETCO6.9LFGY

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

ETCO 6.3

LFGY 6.9

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, ETCO and LFGY 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 ETCO LFGY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ETCO

Only in LFGY

Block Inc 7.74%

NVIDIA Corp 6.42%

Opera Ltd 5.37%

Strategy Inc 5.10%

PayPal Holdings Inc 5.08%

Riot Platforms Inc 4.32%

MercadoLibre Inc 4.15%

Coinbase Global Inc 4.00%

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Side by side

ETCO Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly

Issuer Grayscale YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Ether (ETH-USD) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 19.6% 38.8%

Expense ratio 0.65% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 40.5% 36.9%

Price change, 1 year −64.0% −55.6%

Total return, 1 year −29.6% −23.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year −24.7% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −38.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 46%

Age 1.2 years 1.8 years

Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and LFGY as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.5m $64m

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: ETCO vs LFGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ETCO	LFGY	ETCO	LFGY	ETCO	LFGY
3 months	+4.4%	−13.8%	10.7%	10.1%	−21.9 pts	−13.7 pts
6 months	−16.4%	−22.5%	18.5%	19.8%	−19.4 pts	−27.6 pts
1 year	−29.6%	−23.4%	40.5%	36.9%	−5.0 pts	−38.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ETCO Sep 2025 · LFGY Jan 2025	−46.9%	−14.3%	39.5%	64.3%	−3.5 pts	−48.6 pts

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About each fund

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.

LFGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 46% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ETCO or LFGY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and LFGY paid 36.9%, 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, ETCO or LFGY?: With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and LFGY −23.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ETCO or LFGY?: ETCO charges 0.65% a year and LFGY charges 1.02%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →ETCO on its own →LFGY on its own →ETCO dividend history →LFGY dividend history →LFGY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ETCO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ETCO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

LFGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LFGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LFGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for LFGY ↗

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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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