Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
XBCI vs XEY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
XBCI and XEY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $238m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $531,656 on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF.
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, 2026.14.9 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
XBCI costs 0.20 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | XBCI | XEY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | fell 27.6% (since Feb 3, 2026) | fell 28.8% (since Apr 28, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 97% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment | 94% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, measured through BTCI | Ether (ETH-USD) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 1.18% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $238m | $539,144 |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, XBCI and XEY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 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 | XBCI | XEY | XBCI | XEY | XBCI | XEY |
| 3 months | +24.3% | −1.1% | 11.7% | 9.0% | +6.8 pts | −27.3 pts |
| 6 months | −9.9% | −11.8% | 14.6% | 18.4% | −5.5 pts | −14.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: XBCI Feb 2026 · XEY Apr 2026 | +0.5% | −9.8% | 26.3% | 20.0% | −0.4 pts | −14.9 pts |
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.
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).
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How this is computed
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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