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LFGY vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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LFGY and XBCI both write options for income.

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Net assets: $64m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF, and $238m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF.

At a glance
36.9%
LFGY cash paid, 1 year
26.3%
XBCI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
−23.4%
LFGY total return, 1 year
+0.5%
XBCI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
LFGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 38.2 pts behind SPY
LFGY
−23.4%
SPY
+14.8%

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

38.2 pts behind SPY

LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

LFGY

−23.4%

38.2 pts behind SPY

36.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LFGY over 1 year: paid 36.9%, price −55.6%, total −23.4%, SPY +14.8%, −38.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XBCI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with BTCI
XBCI
+0.5%
BTCI
+0.9%

About even with BTCI

XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BTCI

+0.9%

XBCI

+0.5%

about even with BTCI

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with BTCI

XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BTCI

+0.9%

XBCI

+0.5%

about even with BTCI

26.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XBCI costs 0.04 points a year less; XBCI is 3.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LFGY vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLFGYXBCI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−23.4%not published
Price changefell 55.6% (1 year)fell 27.6% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate46% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment97% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, measured through BTCI
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.02%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$69m$238m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LFGY and XBCI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LFGY XBCI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LFGY
Block Inc 7.74%
NVIDIA Corp 6.42%
Opera Ltd 5.37%
Strategy Inc 5.10%
PayPal Holdings Inc 5.08%
Riot Platforms Inc 4.32%
MercadoLibre Inc 4.15%
Coinbase Global Inc 4.00%
Only in XBCI
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 19.69%
CBTX US 01/15/27 C1980 5.70%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C2000 -0.80%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C1930 -1.19%
CBTX US 01/15/27 P1980 -14.95%
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Side by side

LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly XBCI NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on BTCI, paying monthly
Issuer YieldMax NEOS
Strategy synthetic covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 38.8% 37.4%
Expense ratio 1.02% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 36.9% 26.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −55.6% −27.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −23.4% +0.5% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.9% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind −38.2 pts −0.4 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 46% 97%
Age 1.8 years 274 days
Net assets, LFGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and XBCI as of Oct 28, 2026 $64m $238m

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: LFGY vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLFGYXBCILFGYXBCILFGYXBCI
3 months−13.8%+24.3%10.1%11.7%−13.7 pts+6.8 pts
6 months−22.5%−9.9%19.8%14.6%−27.6 pts−5.5 pts
1 year−23.4%–36.9%–−38.2 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LFGY Jan 2025 · XBCI Feb 2026−14.3%+0.5%64.3%26.3%−48.6 pts−0.4 pts

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About each fund
LFGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 38.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 46% 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.

XBCI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XBCI paid 26.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI) returned +0.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 37.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LFGY or XBCI?
LFGY charges 1.02% a year and XBCI charges 0.98%, so XBCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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