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YBIT vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its price in cash against YBTC’s 28.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $59m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF, and $136m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
31.8%
YBIT cash paid, 1 year
28.3%
YBTC cash paid, 1 year
−19.7%
YBIT total return, 1 year
−23.7%
YBTC total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
YBTC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.2 pts behind Bitcoin
YBTC
−23.7%
Bitcoin
−20.5%

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

YBTC over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −50.3%, total −23.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBTC

−23.7%

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

YBTC over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −50.3%, total −23.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBTC

−23.7%

3.2 pts behind Bitcoin

28.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YBTC over 1 year: paid 28.3%, price −50.3%, total −23.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YBTC costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; YBTC is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

YBIT vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureYBITYBTC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−19.7%−23.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 52.0%fell 50.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate7% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBitcoin (BTC-USD)Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.02%0.95%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$59m$133m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YBIT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score9.3YBIT5.1YBTC

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

May 3, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 130 weekly returns
YBIT YBTC
Return
Total return edge YBTC −9.3% +3.9%
Annualized edge YBTC −3.8% +1.5%
Price return edge YBTC −80.3% −64.6%
Risk
Volatility edge Tie 35.0% 35.3%
Max drawdown edge YBIT (slight) −46.3% −48.3%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge YBTC −0.06 0.10
Sortino edge YBTC −0.08 0.14
Calmar edge YBTC −0.08 0.03
Reading

From May 2024 to Oct 2026, YBTC returned more: +3.9% to −9.3%. YBIT and YBTC swung about the same: 35.0% and 35.3%. YBIT fell slightly less at its worst: −46.3% to −48.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: YBIT vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureYBITYBTCEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−9.3%+3.9%YBTCPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized−3.8%+1.5%YBTCTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−80.3%−64.6%YBTCPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility35.0%35.3%TieSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation25.3%26.3%YBIT (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−46.3%−48.3%YBIT (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.060.10YBTCReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.080.14YBTCReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar−0.080.03YBTCAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 130 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first YBIT YBTC
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in YBTC
IBIT 11/20/2026 46.03 C 2.42%
IBIT 11/06/2026 45.65 C -0.92%
IBIT 11/20/2026 46.03 P -3.58%
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Side by side

YBIT YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly YBTC Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 41.7% 35.9%
Expense ratio 1.02% 0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year 31.8% 28.3%
Price change, 1 year −52.0% −50.3%
Total return, 1 year −19.7% −23.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −20.5%
Ahead or behind +0.8 pts −3.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 7% 100%
Age 2.5 years 2.8 years
Net assets, YBIT as of Nov 3, 2026 and YBTC as of Nov 4, 2026 $59m $136m

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: YBIT vs YBTC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowYBITYBTCYBITYBTCYBITYBTC
3 months+18.7%+9.0%13.5%7.7%−4.9 pts−14.5 pts
6 months−1.5%−8.6%19.5%12.7%+0.3 pts−6.9 pts
1 year−19.7%−23.7%31.8%28.3%+0.8 pts−3.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: YBIT Apr 2024 · YBTC Jan 2024−11.5%+29.3%75.2%103.1%−31.9 pts−67.4 pts

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About each fund
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

YBTC

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBTC paid 28.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −23.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 35.9%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, YBIT or YBTC?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its starting price in cash and YBTC paid 28.3%, so YBIT paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, YBIT or YBTC?
With every distribution reinvested, YBIT returned −19.7% and YBTC −23.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, YBIT or YBTC?
YBIT charges 1.02% a year and YBTC charges 0.95%, so YBTC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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