Data as of .
XBTY vs YBIT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XBTY paid 37.4% of its price in cash against YBIT’s 31.3%, though YBIT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YBIT scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XBTY and YBIT hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | XBTY | YBIT |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Bill | 62.54% | 36.73% |
| Only in XBTY | Only in YBIT |
|---|---|
| Treasury Bill 37.46% | TREASURY BILL 32.22% |
| TREASURY BILL 31.05% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XBTY | YBIT | XBTY | YBIT | XBTY | YBIT | |
| 3 months | +6.9% | +23.6% | 8.4% | 13.3% | −22.3 pts | −5.7 pts |
| 6 months | −1.3% | +10.8% | 23.0% | 23.1% | −17.1 pts | −4.9 pts |
| 1 year | −42.9% | −28.7% | 37.4% | 31.3% | −11.8 pts | +2.3 pts |
| Since launch | −34.0% | −10.5% | 60.0% | 74.2% | −11.1 pts | −31.9 pts |
| XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF Synthetic covered call on IBIT, paying weekly | YBIT YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on IBIT, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | GraniteShares | YieldMax |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) | Bitcoin (IBIT) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 29.8% | 68.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.15% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 37.4% | 31.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −74.1% | −58.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −42.9% | −28.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −31.1% | −31.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.8 pts | +2.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 92% | 0% |
| Age | 493 days | 878 days |
| Net assets | $10m | $61m |
XBTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XBTY paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 74.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −42.9%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
YBIT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBIT paid 31.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 58.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −28.7%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 68.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, XBTY or YBIT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XBTY paid 37.4% of its starting price in cash and YBIT paid 31.3%, so XBTY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, XBTY or YBIT?
- With every distribution reinvested, XBTY returned −42.9% and YBIT returned −28.7% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so YBIT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, XBTY or YBIT?
- XBTY charges 1.15% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so YBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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