Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BITA vs CEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BITA and CEPI both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $96m for iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF and $116m for REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF.
1.6 pts behind IBIT
BITA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +12.9%, total +20.4%, IBIT +22.0%, −1.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IBIT
+22.0%
BITA
+20.4%
6.9% of it arrived as cash
1.6 pts behind IBIT
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.6 pts behind IBIT
BITA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +12.9%, total +20.4%, IBIT +22.0%, −1.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IBIT
+22.0%
BITA
+20.4%
1.6 pts behind IBIT
6.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BITA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +12.9%, total +20.4%, IBIT +22.0%, −1.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.14.3 pts behind SPY
CEPI over 1 year: paid 33.0%, price −33.1%, total +0.5%, SPY +14.8%, −14.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
CEPI
+0.5%
14.3 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
14.3 pts behind SPY
CEPI over 1 year: paid 33.0%, price −33.1%, total +0.5%, SPY +14.8%, −14.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
CEPI
+0.5%
14.3 pts behind SPY
33.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. CEPI over 1 year: paid 33.0%, price −33.1%, total +0.5%, SPY +14.8%, −14.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
BITA costs 0.28 points a year less; CEPI is 1.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BITA | CEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +0.5% |
| Price change | rose 12.9% (since Jun 16, 2026) | fell 33.1% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Bitcoin, measured through IBIT | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.57% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $96m | $116m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BITA and CEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BITA | CEPI | BITA | CEPI | BITA | CEPI |
| 3 months | +19.4% | −5.5% | 4.4% | 10.2% | −4.0 pts | −5.3 pts |
| 6 months | – | −3.9% | – | 18.2% | – | −9.0 pts |
| 1 year | – | +0.5% | – | 33.0% | – | −14.2 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BITA Jun 2026 · CEPI Dec 2024 | +20.4% | +12.5% | 6.9% | 54.5% | −1.6 pts | −16.6 pts |
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BITA
Over the period from its first trade on Jun 16, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, BITA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.4%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned +22.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid monthly.
CEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CEPI paid 33.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 33.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.4%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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