Category Review
The median crypto option-income fund lost more than bitcoin over the year and trailed its rebound


$39.20+0.30 (+0.77%)
Score 52 out of 100
Score 52 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
CTake NEOS's bitcoin covered-call playbook and turn the dial up. XBCI uses leverage to run roughly 150% of BTCI's strategies, boosting both the bitcoin exposure and the option premium behind a monthly payout. Amplified income, amplified swings.
The Fund seeks boosted performance through high monthly income and potential appreciation from exposure to exchange-traded products that directly hold Bitcoin. It uses Bitcoin ETPs, synthetic options exposure, call-writing, and leverage, and does not invest directly in Bitcoin.
| Period | XBCI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | +9.2% |
| 3 months | +34.6% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
| Year | Return bar | XBCI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.8% |
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The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
13 of the 21 Crypto Option Income funds charge less.