Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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XBCI vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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XBCI and YBIT both write options for income.

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Net assets: $238m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $59m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
26.3%
XBCI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
31.8%
YBIT cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%
XBCI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
−19.7%
YBIT 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.
YBIT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin
YBIT
−19.7%
Bitcoin
−20.5%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

31.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XBCI costs 0.04 points a year less; XBCI is 3.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XBCI vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureXBCIYBIT
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published−19.7%
Price changefell 27.6% (since Feb 3, 2026)fell 52.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate97% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment7% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, measured through BTCIBitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.98%1.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$238m$63m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 37 weekly returns
XBCI YBIT
Return
Total return edge YBIT +6.3% +10.8%
Price return edge XBCI −18.3% −23.5%
Risk
Max drawdown edge YBIT −33.8% −21.7%
Reading

From Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, YBIT returned more: +10.8% to +6.3%. YBIT fell less at its worst: −21.7% to −33.8%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: XBCI vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureXBCIYBITEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+6.3%+10.8%YBITPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−18.3%−23.5%XBCIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−33.8%−21.7%YBITDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 37 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, XBCI and YBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XBCI YBIT
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 YBIT
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 20.77%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 18.94%
IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 C 3.64%
IBIT US 11/06/26 C45.5 0.46%
IBIT US 11/06/26 C46 0.41%
IBIT US 11/06/26 C44 -1.44%
IBIT US 11/06/26 C44.5 -1.56%
IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 P -2.71%
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Side by side

XBCI NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on BTCI, paying monthly YBIT YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly
Issuer NEOS YieldMax
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 37.4% 41.7%
Expense ratio 0.98% 1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year 26.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) 31.8%
Price change, 1 year −27.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) −52.0%
Total return, 1 year +0.5% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) −19.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +0.9% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) −20.5%
Ahead or behind −0.4 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026) +0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 97% 7%
Age 274 days 2.5 years
Net assets, XBCI as of Oct 28, 2026 and YBIT as of Nov 3, 2026 $238m $59m

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 YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowXBCIYBITXBCIYBITXBCIYBIT
3 months+24.3%+18.7%11.7%13.5%+6.8 pts−4.9 pts
6 months−9.9%−1.5%14.6%19.5%−5.5 pts+0.3 pts
1 year–−19.7%–31.8%–+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: XBCI Feb 2026 · YBIT Apr 2024+0.5%−11.5%26.3%75.2%−0.4 pts−31.9 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.

YBIT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −19.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 7% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

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