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YBIT YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF

Synthetic covered call on IBIT, paying weekly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBIT paid 31.3% in cash and finished 2.3 points ahead of IBIT.

YieldMax · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

31.3%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
−28.7%Total return, 1 year
+2.3 ptsAgainst IBIT
0.0%Return of capital, latest payout (YieldMax estimate)

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

44.5101st of 173

YBIT paid 31.3% in cash. Its price fell 58.9%, so 100% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

85.8% of the 173 sit at or below YBIT on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%BAGY −57.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%BLOX −40.9%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%FDND −8.2%GPTY −8.1%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XLII −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%KNG −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SDVD +1.2%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%MDST +8.2%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%IDUB +17.4%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%YBIT −58.9%YBIT −58.9%−75.5%+64.1%

3.2% of the 173 sit at or below YBIT on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark+2.3 pts85.850%
what happened to the principal−58.9%3.250%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

2nd of 9 income ETFs writing on IBIT, by return against it

What a holder got

YBIT against IBITYBIT returned −28.7% with distributions reinvested against −31.1% for Bitcoin (IBIT), a gap of +2.3 pts. Of that, 31.3% arrived as cash rather than price.−28.7%YBIT total return−31.1%Bitcoin (IBIT)

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBIT returned −28.7% with distributions reinvested and Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1%, so a holder came out ahead of it by 2.3 points. The lighter segment is the 31.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

YBIT over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnIBITAhead or behind
3 months13.3%+8.5%+23.6%+29.2%−5.7 pts
6 months23.1%−14.7%+10.8%+15.7%−4.9 pts
1 year31.3%−58.9%−28.7%−31.1%+2.3 pts
Since launch74.2%−79.6%−10.5%+21.4%−31.9 pts

Method

When YBIT pays

YBIT pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.2724 a share, which went ex on Sep 17, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Sep 22, 2026, payable Sep 23, 2026, but has not declared the amount.

Expected distributions for YBIT. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 22, 2026Sep 23, 2026$0.2724Issuer date, amount not declared
Sep 29, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.2724Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 6, 2026Oct 7, 2026$0.2724Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 13, 2026Oct 14, 2026$0.2724Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 20, 2026Oct 21, 2026$0.2724Issuer date, amount not declared
Oct 27, 2026Oct 28, 2026$0.2724Issuer date, amount not declared
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for YBIT (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for YBIT. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 17, 2026$0.2724
Sep 10, 2026$0.3096
Sep 3, 2026$0.2629
Aug 27, 2026$0.2712
Aug 20, 2026$0.1238
Aug 13, 2026$0.135
Aug 6, 2026$0.1653
Jul 30, 2026$0.1851
Jul 23, 2026$0.1892
Jul 16, 2026$0.178
Jul 9, 2026$0.1718
Jul 2, 2026$0.1488
Jun 25, 2026$0.1443

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Apr 23, 2024, YBIT has returned −10.5% with distributions reinvested, against +21.4% for Bitcoin (IBIT), and has paid out 74.2% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 68.0%. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital. That is the issuer’s own Rule 19a-1 estimate and a tax characterization, made before the fund year closes: it says the payment included money the fund gave back rather than earned, not that the fund is eroding.

YBIT (YieldMax(R) Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategysynthetic covered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT) (proxy)
Paysweekly
Net assets (issuer page, as of Sep 18, 2026)$61m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)68.0%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 24, 2026)1.02%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)76.1%
LaunchedApr 23, 2024
Return of capital, latest distribution (YieldMax 19a-1 estimate)0.0%
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment1 day
Last paid, per share$0.2724 ex Sep 17, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$2.4131

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has YBIT paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBIT paid 31.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 58.9%.
Is YBIT ahead of IBIT?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, YBIT returned −28.7% against −31.1% for Bitcoin (IBIT), so a holder was ahead of it by 2.3 points.
How often does YBIT pay, and how much?
YBIT pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 68.0% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the YBIT distribution return of capital?
YieldMax estimates 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does YBIT next pay a distribution?
YBIT pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 17, 2026 at $0.2724 a share. The issuer has set the next ex-date at Sep 22, 2026 but not the amount.
What does YBIT cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 1.02% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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