Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
LFGY vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XBTY paid 40.3% of its price in cash against LFGY’s 36.9%, though LFGY returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $64m for YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF and $8.8m for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF.
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, 2026.4.8 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
LFGY costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; LFGY is 7.3 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | LFGY | XBTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −23.4% | −25.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 55.6% | fell 62.5% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 46% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | 93% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Bitcoin (BTC-USD) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 1.18% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $64m | $8.8m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, LFGY and XBTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | LFGY | XBTY | LFGY | XBTY | LFGY | XBTY |
| 3 months | −13.8% | +7.0% | 10.1% | 7.6% | −13.7 pts | −16.5 pts |
| 6 months | −22.5% | −4.7% | 19.8% | 16.0% | −27.6 pts | −3.0 pts |
| 1 year | −23.4% | −25.3% | 36.9% | 40.3% | −38.2 pts | −4.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: LFGY Jan 2025 · XBTY May 2025 | −14.3% | −33.6% | 64.3% | 60.8% | −48.6 pts | −9.9 pts |
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.
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).
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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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