Data as of .
ETCO vs XBTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XBTY paid 37.4% of its price in cash against ETCO’s 35.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: ETCO scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ETCO and XBTY hold 63% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ETCO | XBTY |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 100.00% | 62.54% |
| Only in ETCO | Only in XBTY |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 37.46% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETCO | XBTY | ETCO | XBTY | ETCO | XBTY | |
| 3 months | +18.4% | +6.9% | 11.7% | 8.4% | −36.3 pts | −22.3 pts |
| 6 months | −1.3% | −1.3% | 22.6% | 23.0% | −25.1 pts | −17.1 pts |
| 1 year | −47.4% | −42.9% | 35.2% | 37.4% | −4.8 pts | −11.8 pts |
| Since launch | −43.1% | −34.0% | 38.1% | 60.0% | −4.7 pts | −11.1 pts |
| ETCO Grayscale Ethereum Covered Call ETF Covered call on ETHA, paying monthly | XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF Synthetic covered call on IBIT, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Grayscale | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Ether (ETHA) | Bitcoin (IBIT) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.8% | 29.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 1.15% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 35.2% | 37.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −75.5% | −74.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −47.4% | −42.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −42.6% | −31.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.8 pts | −11.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 92% |
| Age | 379 days | 493 days |
| Net assets | $4m | $10m |
ETCO in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ETCO paid 35.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 75.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −47.4%. Ether (ETHA) returned −42.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.8%, paid monthly.
XBTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XBTY paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 74.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −42.9%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ETCO or XBTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ETCO paid 35.2% of its starting price in cash and XBTY paid 37.4%, 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, ETCO or XBTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −47.4% and XBTY returned −42.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XBTY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ETCO or XBTY?
- ETCO charges 0.65% a year and XBTY charges 1.15%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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