Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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XEY vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $531,656 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF and $59m for YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
20.0%
XEY cash paid, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
31.8%
YBIT cash paid, 1 year
−9.8%
XEY total return, since launch, Apr 28, 2026
−19.7%
YBIT total return, 1 year
XEY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 14.9 pts behind Ether
XEY
−9.8%
Ether
+5.1%

14.9 pts behind Ether

XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

+5.1%

XEY

−9.8%

14.9 pts behind Ether

Total return, distributions reinvested

14.9 pts behind Ether

XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Ether

+5.1%

XEY

−9.8%

14.9 pts behind Ether

20.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. XEY since launch: paid 20.0%, price −28.8%, total −9.8%, Ether +5.1%, −14.9 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

YBIT costs 0.16 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XEY vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureXEYYBIT
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published−19.7%
Price changefell 28.8% (since Apr 28, 2026)fell 52.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate94% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment7% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkEther (ETH-USD)Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.18%1.02%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$531,656$59m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, XEY and YBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XEY YBIT
Only in one fund ↓
Only in XEY
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

XEY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF · Synthetic covered call on Ether, paying weekly YBIT YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark Ether (ETH-USD) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 35.6% 41.7%
Expense ratio 1.18% 1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year 20.0% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026) 31.8%
Price change, 1 year −28.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026) −52.0%
Total return, 1 year −9.8% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026) −19.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +5.1% (since launch, Apr 28, 2026) −20.5%
Ahead or behind −14.9 pts (since launch, Apr 28, 2026) +0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 94% 7%
Age 190 days 2.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $531,656 $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: XEY vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowXEYYBITXEYYBITXEYYBIT
3 months−1.1%+18.7%9.0%13.5%−27.3 pts−4.9 pts
6 months−11.8%−1.5%18.4%19.5%−14.8 pts+0.3 pts
1 year–−19.7%–31.8%–+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: XEY Apr 2026 · YBIT Apr 2024−9.8%−11.5%20.0%75.2%−14.9 pts−31.9 pts

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About each fund
XEY

Over the period from its first trade on Apr 28, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XEY paid 20.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −9.8%. Ether (ETH-USD) returned +5.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.6%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 22, 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, XEY or YBIT?
XEY charges 1.18% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so YBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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