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

BITA and BTCC both write options for income.

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

3.7%BITA cash paid, 1 year
29.0%BTCC cash paid, 1 year
+21.0%BITA total return, 1 year
−32.5%BTCC total return, 1 year
BITA2.8 pts behind IBIT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT+23.8%BITA+21.0%2.8 pts behind IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT+23.8%BITA+21.0%2.8 pts behind IBIT
BTCC1.4 pts behind IBIT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT−31.1%BTCC−32.5%1.4 pts behind IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT−31.1%BTCC−32.5%1.4 pts behind IBIT

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in BITAOnly in BTCC
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 BTCC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BITABTCCBITABTCCBITABTCC
3 months+24.6%+12.8%3.9%10.4%−4.6 pts−16.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.3%not published20.2%not published−11.4 pts
1 yearnot published−32.5%not published29.0%not published−1.4 pts
Since launch+21.0%−17.7%3.7%53.5%−2.8 pts−10.8 pts
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BITA and BTCC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITA
iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
BTCC
Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
IssueriSharesGrayscale
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Bitcoin (IBIT)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.8%20.2%
Expense rationot published0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year3.7% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)29.0%
Price change, 1 year+16.6%−59.1%
Total return, 1 year+21.0% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)−32.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.8%−31.1%
Ahead or behind−2.8 pts−1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age94 days534 days
Net assets$87m$17m

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.

BTCC in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BTCC paid 29.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 59.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −32.5%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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BITA against BTCC, 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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