Which paid more, YBTC or YETH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBTC paid 28.3% of its starting price in cash and YETH paid 35.9%, so YETH paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, YBTC or YETH?

With every distribution reinvested, YBTC returned −23.7% and YETH −22.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, YBTC or YETH?

YBTC charges 0.95% a year and YETH charges 0.96%, so YBTC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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YBTC vs YETH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YETH paid 35.9% of its price in cash against YBTC’s 28.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $136m for Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF and $57m for Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

28.3%

YBTC cash paid, 1 year

35.9%

YETH cash paid, 1 year

−23.7%

YBTC total return, 1 year

−22.5%

YETH total return, 1 year

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

YETH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts ahead of Ether

YETH

−22.5%

Ether

−24.7%

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

YBTC costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; YBTC is 2.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

YBTC vs YETH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	YBTC	YETH
Paid and earned
Measure	YBTC	YETH
Total return, 1 year	−23.7%	−22.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 50.3%	fell 55.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	YBTC	YETH
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	Ether (ETH-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	YBTC	YETH
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.96%
Net assets	$136m	$57m
Holdings
Measure	YBTC	YETH
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YETH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score5.1YBTC8.4YETH

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

YBTC 5.1

YETH 8.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Sep 13, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 111 weekly returns

YBTC YETH

Return

Total return edge YBTC +4.4% −38.7%

Annualized edge YBTC +2.0% −20.5%

Price return edge YBTC −59.3% −83.5%

Risk

Volatility edge YBTC 33.1% 46.9%

Max drawdown edge YBTC −48.3% −63.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge YBTC 0.11 −0.33

Sortino edge YBTC 0.14 −0.41

Calmar edge YBTC 0.04 −0.32

Reading

From Sep 2024 to Oct 2026, YBTC returned more: +4.4% to −38.7%. YBTC swung less: 33.1% to 46.9%. YBTC fell less at its worst: −48.3% to −63.9%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: YBTC vs YETH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	YBTC	YETH	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+4.4%	−38.7%	YBTC	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.0%	−20.5%	YBTC	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−59.3%	−83.5%	YBTC	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	33.1%	46.9%	YBTC	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	25.9%	38.0%	YBTC	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−48.3%	−63.9%	YBTC	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.11	−0.33	YBTC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.14	−0.41	YBTC	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.04	−0.32	YBTC	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 111 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first YBTC YETH

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in YETH

ETHA 11/20/2026 56.07 C 3.27%

ETHA 11/06/2026 53.65 C -2.98%

ETHA 11/20/2026 56.07 P -5.41%

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Side by side

YBTC Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly YETH Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF · Covered call on Ether, paying weekly

Issuer Roundhill Roundhill

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) Ether (ETH-USD)

Pays weekly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 35.9% 51.0%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.96%

Cash paid, 1 year 28.3% 35.9%

Price change, 1 year −50.3% −55.7%

Total return, 1 year −23.7% −22.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% −24.7%

Ahead or behind −3.2 pts +2.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 2.8 years 2.2 years

Net assets $136m $57m

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: YBTC vs YETH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	YBTC	YETH	YBTC	YETH	YBTC	YETH
3 months	+9.0%	+6.3%	7.7%	10.9%	−14.5 pts	−20.0 pts
6 months	−8.6%	−9.5%	12.7%	17.3%	−6.9 pts	−12.5 pts
1 year	−23.7%	−22.5%	28.3%	35.9%	−3.2 pts	+2.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: YBTC Jan 2024 · YETH Sep 2024	+29.3%	−34.9%	103.1%	69.5%	−67.4 pts	−33.6 pts

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About each fund

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). 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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, YBTC or YETH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBTC paid 28.3% of its starting price in cash and YETH paid 35.9%, so YETH paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, YBTC or YETH?: With every distribution reinvested, YBTC returned −23.7% and YETH −22.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, YBTC or YETH?: YBTC charges 0.95% a year and YETH charges 0.96%, so YBTC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

YBTC and YETH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YBTC and YETH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YBTC and YETH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for YBTC ↗

Roundhill page for YETH ↗

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How this is computed

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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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