Which paid more, ETCO or YETH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and YETH paid 35.9%, 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 YETH?

With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and YETH −22.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ETCO or YETH?

ETCO charges 0.65% a year and YETH charges 0.96%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ETCO vs YETH: 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 YETH’s 35.9%, though YETH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $3.5m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF, and $57m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

40.5%

ETCO cash paid, 1 year

35.9%

YETH cash paid, 1 year

−29.6%

ETCO total return, 1 year

−22.5%

YETH 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.

YETH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts ahead of Ether

YETH

−22.5%

Ether

−24.7%

2.2 pts ahead of Ether

YETH over 1 year: paid 35.9%, price −55.7%, total −22.5%, Ether −24.7%, +2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

YETH

−22.5%

2.2 pts ahead of Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts ahead of Ether

YETH over 1 year: paid 35.9%, price −55.7%, total −22.5%, Ether −24.7%, +2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

YETH

−22.5%

2.2 pts ahead of Ether

35.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YETH over 1 year: paid 35.9%, price −55.7%, total −22.5%, Ether −24.7%, +2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ETCO costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ETCO vs YETH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ETCO	YETH
Paid and earned
Measure	ETCO	YETH
Total return, 1 year	−29.6%	−22.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 64.0%	fell 55.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ETCO	YETH
Benchmark	Ether (ETH-USD)	Ether (ETH-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	ETCO	YETH
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.96%
Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and YETH as of Nov 4, 2026	$3.5m	$57m
Holdings
Measure	ETCO	YETH
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score6.3ETCO8.4YETH

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

YETH 8.4

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

Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 59 weekly returns

ETCO YETH

Return

Total return edge YETH (slight) −52.7% −48.4%

Annualized edge YETH (slight) −48.3% −44.2%

Price return edge YETH (slight) −79.3% −73.0%

Risk

Volatility edge ETCO (slight) 44.6% 48.3%

Max drawdown edge Tie −57.8% −58.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge YETH −1.32 −1.03

Sortino edge YETH −1.46 −1.19

Calmar edge YETH (slight) −0.84 −0.75

Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, YETH returned slightly more: −48.4% to −52.7%. ETCO swung slightly less: 44.6% to 48.3%. ETCO and YETH fell about the same at their worst: −57.8% and −58.5%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: ETCO vs YETH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ETCO	YETH	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−52.7%	−48.4%	YETH (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−48.3%	−44.2%	YETH (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−79.3%	−73.0%	YETH (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	44.6%	48.3%	ETCO (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	40.3%	41.6%	ETCO (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−57.8%	−58.5%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−1.32	−1.03	YETH	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.46	−1.19	YETH	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.84	−0.75	YETH (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 59 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ETCO and YETH 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 YETH

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ETCO

Only in YETH

ETHA 11/20/2026 56.07 C 3.27%

ETHA 11/06/2026 53.65 C -2.98%

ETHA 11/20/2026 56.07 P -5.41%

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Side by side

ETCO Grayscale Ethereum High Income ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying monthly YETH Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying weekly

Issuer Grayscale Roundhill

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Ether (ETH-USD) Ether (ETH-USD)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 19.6% 51.0%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.96%

Cash paid, 1 year 40.5% 35.9%

Price change, 1 year −64.0% −55.7%

Total return, 1 year −29.6% −22.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year −24.7% −24.7%

Ahead or behind −4.9 pts +2.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 1.2 years 2.2 years

Net assets, ETCO as of Jun 30, 2026 and YETH as of Nov 4, 2026 $3.5m $57m

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 YETH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ETCO	YETH	ETCO	YETH	ETCO	YETH
3 months	+4.4%	+6.3%	10.7%	10.9%	−21.9 pts	−20.0 pts
6 months	−16.4%	−9.5%	18.5%	17.3%	−19.4 pts	−12.5 pts
1 year	−29.6%	−22.5%	40.5%	35.9%	−5.0 pts	+2.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ETCO Sep 2025 · YETH Sep 2024	−46.9%	−34.9%	39.5%	69.5%	−3.5 pts	−33.6 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

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.

YETH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YETH paid 35.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −22.5%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −24.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 51.0%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% 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 YETH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETCO paid 40.5% of its starting price in cash and YETH paid 35.9%, 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 YETH?: With every distribution reinvested, ETCO returned −29.6% and YETH −22.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ETCO or YETH?: ETCO charges 0.65% a year and YETH charges 0.96%, so ETCO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

ETCO on its own →YETH on its own →ETCO dividend history →YETH dividend history →YETH holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ETCO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ETCO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale website ↗

YETH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YETH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YETH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for YETH ↗

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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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