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ETCOGrayscale Ethereum Covered Call ETF

Get incomeNewRanked #1,382 of 1,650 in this goal

Seeks to provide current income through exposure to Ethereum ETPs.

By Grayscale · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.65%

#3,427 of 5,854 · average

Fund Size

$4M

#5,281 of 5,854 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

Track Record

11 months

#4,605 of 5,854 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$4,881-51.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 3 holdings = 21.6% of fundwell diversified

N/AETH 7 C16
19.8%
First American Government Obli
3.1%
N/AETH 4 C21
-1.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
N/A
Max drawdown
-59.4%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide current income through exposure to Ethereum ETPs.
Strategy
Actively manages a synthetic covered call strategy by investing in options contracts referencing Ethereum ETPs to generate current income. The Fund does not invest directly in digital assets but gains exposure through derivatives linked to Ethereum ETPs.
Inception date
September 3, 2025
Fund family
Grayscale

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

The big yield isn't extra money

The headline distribution comes from selling call options, which caps the fund's upside. Across a full market cycle that trade costs more than it brings in — often 1 to 3 percentage points a year against just holding the index. Monthly payouts make the gap easy to miss on a return summary.

Sources: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-08-03