# XBTY (GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF)

GraniteShares · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 18, 2026

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XBTY paid 37.4% in cash and still finished 11.8 points behind IBIT.

## Key facts

- XBTY, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 37.4%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- XBTY, total return, 1 year: −42.9%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- XBTY, against IBIT: −11.8 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- XBTY, return of capital, latest payout (GraniteShares estimate): 92.5%, as of Sep 18, 2026.
- XBTY, net assets: $10m (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026).
- XBTY, expense ratio: 1.15% (485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025).

## XBTY over each window to Sep 18, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | IBIT | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 8.4% | −2.0% | +6.9% | +29.2% | −22.3 pts |
| 6 months | 23.0% | −24.6% | −1.3% | +15.7% | −17.1 pts |
| 1 year | 37.4% | −74.1% | −42.9% | −31.1% | −11.8 pts |
| Since launch | 60.0% | −77.8% | −34.0% | −22.8% | −11.1 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | weekly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $10m | issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 29.8% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 1.15% | 485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 144.3% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | May 13, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Return of capital, latest distribution | 92.5% | GraniteShares 19a-1 estimate |

## Questions

### How much has XBTY paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XBTY paid 37.4% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 74.1%.

### Is XBTY ahead of IBIT?

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, XBTY returned −42.9% against −31.1% for Bitcoin (IBIT), so a holder was behind it by 11.8 points.

### How often does XBTY pay, and how much?

XBTY pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 29.8% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### Is the XBTY distribution return of capital?

GraniteShares estimates 92% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.

### What does XBTY cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 1.15% a year.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, XBTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/xbty
Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at https://etfiq.com/data/.

HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/xbty  ·  JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/xbty.json