Which paid more, ETCO or XBTY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and XBTY paid 40.3%, 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 XBTY?

With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and XBTY −25.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ETCO or XBTY?

ETCO charges 0.65% a year and XBTY charges 1.18%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ETCO vs XBTY: 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 XBTY’s 40.3%, though XBTY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $3.5m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF, and $8.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF.

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At a glance

40.5%

ETCO cash paid, 1 year

40.3%

XBTY cash paid, 1 year

−29.6%

ETCO total return, 1 year

−25.3%

XBTY 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.

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

ETCO costs 0.53 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ETCO vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ETCO	XBTY
Paid and earned
Measure	ETCO	XBTY
Total return, 1 year	−29.6%	−25.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 64.0%	fell 62.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		93% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ETCO	XBTY
Benchmark	Ether (ETH-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	ETCO	XBTY
Expense ratio	0.65%	1.18%
Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and XBTY as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.5m	$8.8m
Holdings
Measure	ETCO	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 Score6.3ETCO7.5XBTY

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

ETCO 6.3

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

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Side by side

ETCO Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly

Issuer Grayscale GraniteShares

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

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

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 19.6% 29.7%

Expense ratio 0.65% 1.18%

Cash paid, 1 year 40.5% 40.3%

Price change, 1 year −64.0% −62.5%

Total return, 1 year −29.6% −25.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year −24.7% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts −4.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 93%

Age 1.2 years 1.5 years

Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and XBTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.5m $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: ETCO vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ETCO	XBTY	ETCO	XBTY	ETCO	XBTY
3 months	+4.4%	+7.0%	10.7%	7.6%	−21.9 pts	−16.5 pts
6 months	−16.4%	−4.7%	18.5%	16.0%	−19.4 pts	−3.0 pts
1 year	−29.6%	−25.3%	40.5%	40.3%	−5.0 pts	−4.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ETCO Sep 2025 · XBTY May 2025	−46.9%	−33.6%	39.5%	60.8%	−3.5 pts	−9.9 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.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ETCO or XBTY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and XBTY paid 40.3%, 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 XBTY?: With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and XBTY −25.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ETCO or XBTY?: ETCO charges 0.65% a year and XBTY charges 1.18%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ETCO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ETCO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

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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