Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ETTY vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.6m for Amplify Ethereum 3% Monthly Option Income ETF and $531,656 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF.

At a glance
23.2%
ETTY cash paid, 1 year
20.0%
XEY cash paid, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
−32.5%
ETTY total return, 1 year
−9.8%
XEY total return, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
ETTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind Ether
ETTY
−32.5%
Ether
−24.7%

7.8 pts behind Ether

ETTY over 1 year: paid 23.2%, price −53.3%, total −32.5%, Ether −24.7%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

ETTY

−32.5%

7.8 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind Ether

ETTY over 1 year: paid 23.2%, price −53.3%, total −32.5%, Ether −24.7%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−24.7%

ETTY

−32.5%

7.8 pts behind Ether

23.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ETTY over 1 year: paid 23.2%, price −53.3%, total −32.5%, Ether −24.7%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XEY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 14.9 pts behind Ether
XEY
−9.8%
Ether
+5.1%

14.9 pts behind Ether

XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

+5.1%

XEY

−9.8%

14.9 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

14.9 pts behind Ether

XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

+5.1%

XEY

−9.8%

14.9 pts behind Ether

20.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ETTY costs 0.43 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ETTY vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureETTYXEY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−32.5%not published
Price changefell 53.3% (1 year)fell 28.8% (since Apr 28, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate98% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment94% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkEther (ETH-USD)Ether (ETH-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%1.18%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$2.6m$531,656
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ETTY and XEY 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 ETTY XEY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ETTY
iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 26.66%
ETHA1 12/18/2026 15.75 C 16.77%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 3.25%
ETHA1 12/18/2026 15.75 P -2.33%
ETHA 11/10/2026 54.63 C -2.91%
Only in XEY
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Side by side

ETTY Amplify Ethereum 3% Monthly Option Income ETF · Option income on Ether, paying monthly XEY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF · Synthetic covered call on Ether, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Ether (ETH-USD) Ether (ETH-USD)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 35.8% 35.6%
Expense ratio 0.75% 1.18%
Cash paid, 1 year 23.2% 20.0% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −53.3% −28.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −32.5% −9.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −24.7% +5.1% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Ahead or behind −7.8 pts −14.9 pts (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 98% 94%
Age 1.1 years 190 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $2.6m $531,656

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: ETTY vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowETTYXEYETTYXEYETTYXEY
3 months+8.2%−1.1%9.9%9.0%−18.1 pts−27.3 pts
6 months−15.8%−11.8%13.7%18.4%−18.8 pts−14.8 pts
1 year−32.5%–23.2%–−7.8 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: ETTY Oct 2025 · XEY Apr 2026−49.5%−9.8%17.4%20.0%−5.2 pts−14.9 pts

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About each fund
ETTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ETTY paid 23.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 53.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −32.5%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −24.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 98% 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.

XEY

Over the period from its first trade on Apr 28, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XEY paid 20.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −9.8%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned +5.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.6%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ETTY or XEY?
ETTY charges 0.75% a year and XEY charges 1.18%, so ETTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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