Which paid more, ETCO or YBIT?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and YBIT paid 31.8%, 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 YBIT?

With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and YBIT −19.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ETCO or YBIT?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ETCO vs YBIT: 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 YBIT’s 31.8%, though YBIT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $3.5m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF, and $59m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

40.5%

ETCO cash paid, 1 year

31.8%

YBIT cash paid, 1 year

−29.6%

ETCO total return, 1 year

−19.7%

YBIT 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.

YBIT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT

−19.7%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

31.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 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 9.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ETCO vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ETCO	YBIT
Paid and earned
Measure	ETCO	YBIT
Total return, 1 year	−29.6%	−19.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 64.0%	fell 52.0%
Against its benchmark
Measure	ETCO	YBIT
Benchmark	Ether (ETH-USD)	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	ETCO	YBIT
Expense ratio	0.65%	1.02%
Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and YBIT as of Nov 3, 2026	$3.5m	$59m
Holdings
Measure	ETCO	YBIT
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score6.3ETCO9.3YBIT

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

YBIT 9.3

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, ETCO and YBIT 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%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ETCO YBIT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ETCO

Only in YBIT

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 20.77%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 18.94%

IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 C 3.64%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C45.5 0.46%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C46 0.41%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C44 -1.44%

IBIT US 11/06/26 C44.5 -1.56%

IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 P -2.71%

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Side by side

ETCO Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly YBIT YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly

Issuer Grayscale YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

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

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 19.6% 41.7%

Expense ratio 0.65% 1.02%

Cash paid, 1 year 40.5% 31.8%

Price change, 1 year −64.0% −52.0%

Total return, 1 year −29.6% −19.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year −24.7% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 7%

Age 1.2 years 2.5 years

Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and YBIT as of Nov 3, 2026 $3.5m $59m

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 YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ETCO	YBIT	ETCO	YBIT	ETCO	YBIT
3 months	+4.4%	+18.7%	10.7%	13.5%	−21.9 pts	−4.9 pts
6 months	−16.4%	−1.5%	18.5%	19.5%	−19.4 pts	+0.3 pts
1 year	−29.6%	−19.7%	40.5%	31.8%	−5.0 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ETCO Sep 2025 · YBIT Apr 2024	−46.9%	−11.5%	39.5%	75.2%	−3.5 pts	−31.9 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.

YBIT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −19.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 7% 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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ETCO or YBIT?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and YBIT paid 31.8%, 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 YBIT?: With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and YBIT −19.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ETCO or YBIT?: ETCO charges 0.65% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, 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 ↗

YBIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YBIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YBIT 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YBIT ↗

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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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