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XBCI vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $238m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $8.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF.

At a glance
26.3%
XBCI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
40.3%
XBTY cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%
XBCI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
−25.3%
XBTY total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
XBTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.8 pts behind Bitcoin
XBTY
−25.3%
Bitcoin
−20.5%

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

XBCI costs 0.20 points a year less; XBCI is far larger, $238m against $9.2m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XBCI vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureXBCIXBTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published−25.3%
Price changefell 27.6% (since Feb 3, 2026)fell 62.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate97% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment93% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, measured through BTCIBitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%1.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$238m$9.2m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XBCI XBTY
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in XBTY
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Side by side

XBCI NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on BTCI, paying monthly XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 37.4% 29.7%
Expense ratio 0.98% 1.18%
Cash paid, 1 year 26.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) 40.3%
Price change, 1 year −27.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) −62.5%
Total return, 1 year +0.5% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) −25.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) −20.5%
Ahead or behind −0.4 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) −4.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 97% 93%
Age 274 days 1.5 years
Net assets, XBCI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XBTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $238m $8.8m

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: XBCI vs XBTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowXBCIXBTYXBCIXBTYXBCIXBTY
3 months+24.3%+7.0%11.7%7.6%+6.8 pts−16.5 pts
6 months−9.9%−4.7%14.6%16.0%−5.5 pts−3.0 pts
1 year–−25.3%–40.3%–−4.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: XBCI Feb 2026 · XBTY May 2025+0.5%−33.6%26.3%60.8%−0.4 pts−9.9 pts

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About each fund
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). 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, XBCI or XBTY?
XBCI charges 0.98% a year and XBTY charges 1.18%, so XBCI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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