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XBCI vs XRPM: which paid, and which earned it?

XBCI and XRPM both write options for income.

NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF and Amplify XRP 3 Monthly Premium Income ETF.

21.3%XBCI cash paid, 1 year
15.6%XRPM cash paid, 1 year
+3.7%XBCI total return, 1 year
−48.5%XRPM total return, 1 year
XBCI2.5 pts behind IBIT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT+6.3%XBCI+3.7%2.5 pts behind IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT+6.3%XBCI+3.7%2.5 pts behind IBIT
XRPM76.3 pts behind BITQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
BITQ+27.9%XRPM−48.5%76.3 pts behind BITQTotal return, distributions reinvestedBITQ+27.9%XRPM−48.5%76.3 pts behind BITQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in XBCIOnly in XRPM
United States Treasury Bill 79.38%XRPC 12/18/2026 11.25 C 27.22%
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 20.62%Canary XRP ETF 26.37%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12 23.01%
United States Treasury Bill 11/05/2026 8.34%
United States Treasury Bill 11/24/2026 8.32%
Cash & Other 6.98%
United States Treasury Bill 11/19/2026 6.24%
United States Treasury Bill 11/03/2026 4.17%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

XBCI and XRPM over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
XBCIXRPMXBCIXRPMXBCIXRPM
3 months+32.2%−3.8%10.1%8.3%+3.0 pts−1.6 pts
6 months+14.7%−21.4%18.0%14.4%−1.0 pts−55.3 pts
Since launch+3.7%−48.5%21.3%15.6%−2.5 pts−76.3 pts
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XBCI and XRPM on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
XBCI
NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF
Option income on IBIT, paying monthly
XRPM
Amplify XRP 3 Monthly Premium Income ETF
Covered call on BITQ, paying monthly
IssuerNEOSAmplify
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized38.0%37.4%
Expense ratio0.98%not published
Cash paid, 1 year21.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)15.6% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)
Price change, 1 year−20.3%−60.9%
Total return, 1 year+3.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)−48.5% (since launch on Nov 18, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+6.3%+27.9%
Ahead or behind−2.5 pts−76.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate95%not published
Age227 days304 days
Net assets$179m$12m

XBCI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XBCI paid 21.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned +6.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

XRPM in plain words

Over the period since launch on Nov 18, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, XRPM paid 15.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 60.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −48.5%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +27.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 76.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 37.4%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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XBCI against XRPM, 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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