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NEHI vs YBIT: which paid, and which earned it?

NEHI and YBIT both write options for income.

NEOS Ethereum High Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF.

18.6%NEHI cash paid, 1 year
31.3%YBIT cash paid, 1 year
−16.3%NEHI total return, 1 year
−28.7%YBIT total return, 1 year
NEHIAbout even with ETHA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ETHA−16.0%NEHI−16.3%about even with ETHATotal return, distributions reinvestedETHA−16.0%NEHI−16.3%about even with ETHA
YBIT2.3 pts ahead of IBIT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT−31.1%YBIT−28.7%2.3 pts ahead of IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT−31.1%YBIT−28.7%2.3 pts ahead of IBIT

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NEHI and YBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in NEHIOnly in YBIT
United States Treasury Bill 11/05/2026 49.17%TREASURY BILL 36.73%
ETHA 10/16/2026 12 C 33.20%TREASURY BILL 32.22%
iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 19.39%TREASURY BILL 31.05%
ETHA 10/16/2026 12 P -0.16%
ETHA 10/16/2026 22 C -0.48%
ETHA 10/16/2026 20 C -1.10%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NEHI and YBIT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
NEHIYBITNEHIYBITNEHIYBIT
3 months+40.9%+23.6%9.2%13.3%−13.7 pts−5.7 pts
6 months+16.5%+10.8%14.7%23.1%−7.2 pts−4.9 pts
1 yearnot published−28.7%not published31.3%not published+2.3 pts
Since launch−16.3%−10.5%18.6%74.2%−0.3 pts−31.9 pts
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NEHI and YBIT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NEHI
NEOS Ethereum High Income ETF
Option income on ETHA, paying monthly
YBIT
YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF
Synthetic covered call on IBIT, paying weekly
IssuerNEOSYieldMax
Strategyoption incomesynthetic covered call
BenchmarkEther (ETHA)Bitcoin (IBIT)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized31.6%68.0%
Expense ratio0.98%1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year18.6% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)31.3%
Price change, 1 year−36.5%−58.9%
Total return, 1 year−16.3% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)−28.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year−16.0%−31.1%
Ahead or behind−0.3 pts+2.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate93%0%
Age289 days878 days
Net assets$110m$61m

NEHI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NEHI paid 18.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −16.3%. Ether (ETHA) returned −16.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

YBIT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBIT paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 58.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −28.7%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 68.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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NEHI against YBIT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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