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YBTC Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF

Covered call on IBIT, paying weekly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBTC paid 24.9% in cash and still finished 7.1 points behind IBIT.

Roundhill · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

24.9%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
−38.2%Total return, 1 year
−7.1 ptsAgainst IBIT
29.5%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

19.9joint 157th of 173

YBTC paid 24.9% in cash. Its price fell 60.1%, 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 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 ptsYBIT +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 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

37.9% of the 173 sit at or below YBTC on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%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%YBTC −60.1%YBTC −60.1%−75.5%+64.1%

2% of the 173 sit at or below YBTC 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−7.1 pts37.950%
what happened to the principal−60.1%250%

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

7th of 9 income ETFs writing on IBIT, by return against it

What a holder got

YBTC against IBITYBTC returned −38.2% with distributions reinvested against −31.1% for Bitcoin (IBIT), a gap of −7.1 pts. Of that, 24.9% arrived as cash rather than price.−38.2%YBTC total return−31.1%Bitcoin (IBIT)

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBTC returned −38.2% with distributions reinvested and Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 7.1 points. The lighter segment is the 24.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Method

Period by period

YBTC over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnIBITAhead or behind
3 months7.5%+5.5%+13.7%+29.2%−15.5 pts
6 months14.8%−14.8%+0.6%+15.7%−15.1 pts
1 year24.9%−60.1%−38.2%−31.1%−7.1 pts
Since launch101.4%−61.6%+28.5%+97.2%−68.7 pts

Method

When YBTC pays

YBTC pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.1056 a share, which went ex on Sep 16, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 23, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for YBTC. 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 23, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.1056ETFIQ projection
Sep 30, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.1056ETFIQ projection
Oct 7, 2026Oct 8, 2026$0.1056ETFIQ projection
Oct 14, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.1056ETFIQ projection
Oct 21, 2026Oct 22, 2026$0.1056ETFIQ projection
Oct 28, 2026Oct 29, 2026$0.1056ETFIQ projection
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for YBTC (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for YBTC. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 16, 2026$0.1056
Sep 9, 2026$0.0695
Sep 2, 2026$0.1019
Aug 26, 2026$0.068
Aug 19, 2026$0.1025
Aug 12, 2026$0.1025
Aug 5, 2026$0.1032
Jul 29, 2026$0.1031
Jul 22, 2026$0.1032
Jul 15, 2026$0.0987
Jul 8, 2026$0.1291
Jul 1, 2026$0.1339
Jun 24, 2026$0.1044

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Jan 18, 2024, YBTC has returned +28.5% with distributions reinvested, against +97.2% for Bitcoin (IBIT), and has paid out 101.4% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 29.5%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

YBTC (Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategycovered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT) (proxy)
Paysweekly
Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026)$142m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)29.5%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026)0.95%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)62.5%
LaunchedJan 18, 2024
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment1 day
Last paid, per share$0.1056 ex Sep 16, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$1.2212

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 YBTC paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBTC paid 24.9% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 60.1%.
Is YBTC ahead of IBIT?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, YBTC returned −38.2% against −31.1% for Bitcoin (IBIT), so a holder was behind it by 7.1 points.
How often does YBTC pay, and how much?
YBTC pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 29.5% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does YBTC next pay a distribution?
YBTC pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 16, 2026 at $0.1056 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 23, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.
What does YBTC cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.95% 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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