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LFGY vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its price in cash against YBTC’s 28.3% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets: $64m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF, and $136m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
36.9%
LFGY cash paid, 1 year
28.3%
YBTC cash paid, 1 year
−23.4%
LFGY total return, 1 year
−23.7%
YBTC total return, 1 year
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.
YBTC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.2 pts behind Bitcoin
YBTC
−23.7%
Bitcoin
−20.5%

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

YBTC over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −50.3%, total −23.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBTC

−23.7%

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

YBTC over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −50.3%, total −23.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBTC

−23.7%

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

28.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YBTC over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −50.3%, total −23.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YBTC costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; YBTC is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LFGY vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLFGYYBTC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−23.4%−23.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 55.6%fell 50.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate46% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYBitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.02%0.95%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$64m$133m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LFGY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score6.9LFGY5.1YBTC

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LFGY YBTC
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 YBTC
IBIT 11/20/2026 46.03 C 2.42%
IBIT 11/06/2026 45.65 C -0.92%
IBIT 11/20/2026 46.03 P -3.58%
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Side by side

LFGY YieldMax Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly YBTC Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 38.8% 35.9%
Expense ratio 1.02% 0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year 36.9% 28.3%
Price change, 1 year −55.6% −50.3%
Total return, 1 year −23.4% −23.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −20.5%
Ahead or behind −38.2 pts −3.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 46% 100%
Age 1.8 years 2.8 years
Net assets, LFGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and YBTC as of Nov 4, 2026 $64m $136m

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 YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLFGYYBTCLFGYYBTCLFGYYBTC
3 months−13.8%+9.0%10.1%7.7%−13.7 pts−14.5 pts
6 months−22.5%−8.6%19.8%12.7%−27.6 pts−6.9 pts
1 year−23.4%−23.7%36.9%28.3%−38.2 pts−3.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LFGY Jan 2025 · YBTC Jan 2024−14.3%+29.3%64.3%103.1%−48.6 pts−67.4 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.

YBTC

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBTC paid 28.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.9%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LFGY or YBTC?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LFGY paid 36.9% of its starting price in cash and YBTC paid 28.3%, so LFGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, LFGY or YBTC?
With every distribution reinvested, LFGY returned −23.4% and YBTC −23.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LFGY or YBTC?
LFGY charges 1.02% a year and YBTC charges 0.95%, so YBTC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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