Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
XEY vs YETH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
XEY and YETH both write options for income.
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Net assets: $531,656 on Nov 3, 2026 for GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF, and $57m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF.
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, 2026.2.2 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 0.22 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | XEY | YETH |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | −22.5% |
| Price change | fell 28.8% (since Apr 28, 2026) | fell 55.7% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 94% of the Sep 22, 2026 payment | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Ether (ETH-USD) | Ether (ETH-USD) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 1.18% | 0.96% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $531,656 | $56m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, XEY and YETH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 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 | XEY | YETH | XEY | YETH | XEY | YETH |
| 3 months | −1.1% | +6.3% | 9.0% | 10.9% | −27.3 pts | −20.0 pts |
| 6 months | −11.8% | −9.5% | 18.4% | 17.3% | −14.8 pts | −12.5 pts |
| 1 year | – | −22.5% | – | 35.9% | – | +2.2 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: XEY Apr 2026 · YETH Sep 2024 | −9.8% | −34.9% | 20.0% | 69.5% | −14.9 pts | −33.6 pts |
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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.
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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