Data as of .
XEY vs YBIT: which paid, and which earned it?
XEY and YBIT both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XEY and YBIT hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | XEY | YBIT |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Bill | 100.00% | 36.73% |
| Only in XEY | Only in YBIT |
|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XEY | YBIT | XEY | YBIT | XEY | YBIT | |
| 3 months | +5.6% | +23.6% | 10.0% | 13.3% | −49.1 pts | −5.7 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +10.8% | not published | 23.1% | not published | −4.9 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −28.7% | not published | 31.3% | not published | +2.3 pts |
| Since launch | −1.6% | −10.5% | 16.9% | 74.2% | −16.3 pts | −31.9 pts |
| XEY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF Synthetic covered call on ETHA, 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 | Ether (ETHA) | Bitcoin (IBIT) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 34.8% | 68.0% |
| Expense ratio | 1.07% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 16.9% (since launch on Apr 28, 2026) | 31.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −19.1% | −58.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | −1.6% (since launch on Apr 28, 2026) | −28.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.7% | −31.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −16.3 pts | +2.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 93% | 0% |
| Age | 143 days | 878 days |
| Net assets | $609,136 | $61m |
XEY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 28, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XEY paid 16.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.6%. Ether (ETHA) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 93% 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 is cheaper, XEY or YBIT?
- XEY charges 1.07% 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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