Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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NEHI vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $112m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Ethereum High Income ETF, and $531,656 on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF.

At a glance
20.0%
NEHI cash paid, since launch, Dec 3, 2025
20.0%
XEY cash paid, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
−23.5%
NEHI total return, since launch, Dec 3, 2025
−9.8%
XEY total return, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
NEHI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 0.6 pts behind Ether
NEHI
−23.5%
Ether
−22.9%

0.6 pts behind Ether

NEHI since launch: paid 20.0%, price −43.3%, total −23.5%, Ether −22.9%, −0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−22.9%

NEHI

−23.5%

0.6 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.6 pts behind Ether

NEHI since launch: paid 20.0%, price −43.3%, total −23.5%, Ether −22.9%, −0.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

−22.9%

NEHI

−23.5%

0.6 pts behind Ether

20.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. NEHI since launch: paid 20.0%, price −43.3%, total −23.5%, Ether −22.9%, −0.6 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

NEHI costs 0.20 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NEHI vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNEHIXEY
Paid and earned
Price changefell 43.3% (since Dec 3, 2025)fell 28.8% (since Apr 28, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate93% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment94% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkEther (ETH-USD)Ether (ETH-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%1.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$112m$539,144
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

May 8, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 25 weekly returns
NEHI XEY
Return
Total return edge NEHI −9.1% −12.7%
Price return edge NEHI −22.3% −29.0%
Risk
Max drawdown edge XEY −30.3% −12.8%
Reading

From May 2026 to Oct 2026, NEHI returned more: −9.1% to −12.7%. XEY fell less at its worst: −12.8% to −30.3%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: NEHI vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureNEHIXEYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−9.1%−12.7%NEHIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−22.3%−29.0%NEHIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−30.3%−12.8%XEYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 25 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, NEHI and XEY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NEHI XEY
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Only in NEHI
iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 19.10%
ETHA 01/15/2027 60 C 3.36%
ETHA 12/18/2026 59 C -0.55%
ETHA 12/18/2026 55 C -0.96%
ETHA 01/15/2027 60 P -15.65%
Only in XEY
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Side by side

NEHI NEOS Ethereum High 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 30.8% 35.6%
Expense ratio 0.98% 1.18%
Cash paid, 1 year 20.0% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025) 20.0% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −43.3% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025) −28.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −23.5% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025) −9.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −22.9% (since launch, Dec 3, 2025) +5.1% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Ahead or behind −0.6 pts (since launch, Dec 3, 2025) −14.9 pts (since launch, Apr 28, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 93% 94%
Age 336 days 190 days
Net assets, NEHI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XEY as of Nov 3, 2026 $112m $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: NEHI vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowNEHIXEYNEHIXEYNEHIXEY
3 months+17.8%−1.1%8.7%9.0%−8.5 pts−27.3 pts
6 months−3.3%−11.8%13.0%18.4%−6.3 pts−14.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: NEHI Dec 2025 · XEY Apr 2026−23.5%−9.8%20.0%20.0%−0.5 pts−14.9 pts

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Client brief

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About each fund
NEHI

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 3, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, NEHI paid 20.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 43.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.5%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −22.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.8%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 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, NEHI or XEY?
NEHI charges 0.98% a year and XEY charges 1.18%, so NEHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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