Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
XBCI vs YETH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
XBCI and YETH both write options for income.
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Net assets: $238m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF, and $57m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy 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, 2026.2.2 pts ahead of Ether
YETH over 1 year: paid 35.9%, price −55.7%, total −22.5%, Ether −24.7%, +2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Ether
−24.7%
YETH
−22.5%
2.2 pts ahead of Ether
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.2 pts ahead of Ether
YETH over 1 year: paid 35.9%, price −55.7%, total −22.5%, Ether −24.7%, +2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Ether
−24.7%
YETH
−22.5%
2.2 pts ahead of Ether
35.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YETH over 1 year: paid 35.9%, price −55.7%, total −22.5%, Ether −24.7%, +2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
YETH costs 0.02 points a year less; XBCI is 4.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | XBCI | YETH |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | −22.5% |
| Price change | fell 27.6% (since Feb 3, 2026) | fell 55.7% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 97% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, measured through BTCI | Ether (ETH-USD) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.96% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $238m | $58m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Feb 13, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 37 weekly returnsFrom Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, XBCI returned more: +6.3% to +3.2%. XBCI and YETH fell about the same at their worst: −33.8% and −33.5%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | XBCI | YETH | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +6.3% | +3.2% | XBCI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | −18.3% | −28.0% | XBCI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −33.8% | −33.5% | Tie | Deepest 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
By the books each fund has filed, XBCI and YETH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 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 | YETH | XBCI | YETH | XBCI | YETH |
| 3 months | +24.3% | +6.3% | 11.7% | 10.9% | +6.8 pts | −20.0 pts |
| 6 months | −9.9% | −9.5% | 14.6% | 17.3% | −5.5 pts | −12.5 pts |
| 1 year | – | −22.5% | – | 35.9% | – | +2.2 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: XBCI Feb 2026 · YETH Sep 2024 | +0.5% | −34.9% | 26.3% | 69.5% | −0.4 pts | −33.6 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for XBCI.
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.
YETH
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YETH paid 35.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −22.5%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned −24.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 51.0%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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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