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BITA vs BPI: which paid, and which earned it?

BITA and BPI both write options for income.

iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF and Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF.

3.7%BITA cash paid, 1 year
5.4%BPI cash paid, 1 year
+21.0%BITA total return, 1 year
+5.4%BPI total return, 1 year
BITA2.8 pts behind IBIT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT+23.8%BITA+21.0%3.7% as cash2.8 pts behind IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT+23.8%BITA+21.0%2.8 pts behind IBIT
BPI0.8 pts behind IBIT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT+6.2%BPI+5.4%5.4% as cash0.8 pts behind IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT+6.2%BPI+5.4%0.8 pts behind IBIT

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITA and BPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in BITAOnly in BPI
BITCOIN 67.78%TREASURY BILL 100.00%
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF CL1 32.88%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.07%
SEP26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 -0.04%
OCT26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 -0.13%
OCT26 IBIT C @ 44.000000 -0.15%
SEP26 IBIT C @ 41.000000 -0.41%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BITA and BPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BITABPIBITABPIBITABPI
3 months+24.6%+26.6%3.9%4.0%−4.6 pts−2.5 pts
Since launch+21.0%+5.4%3.7%5.4%−2.8 pts−0.8 pts
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BITA and BPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITA
iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
BPI
Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
IssueriSharesGrayscale
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Bitcoin (IBIT)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.8%6.3%
Expense rationot published0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year3.7% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)5.4% (since launch on Apr 30, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+16.6%−0.8%
Total return, 1 year+21.0% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)+5.4% (since launch on Apr 30, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.8%+6.2%
Ahead or behind−2.8 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age94 days141 days
Net assets$87m$2m

BITA in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 16, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, BITA paid 3.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 16.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.0%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned +23.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.8%, paid monthly.

BPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 30, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, BPI paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned +6.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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BITA against BPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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