Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BITA vs DFII: Dividend Yield & Total Return
BITA and DFII both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $96m for iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF and $20m for FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target 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% 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, 2026.1 pt behind Bitcoin
DFII over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −34.5%, total −21.5%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Bitcoin
−20.5%
DFII
−21.5%
1 pt behind Bitcoin
Total return, distributions reinvested
1 pt behind Bitcoin
DFII over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −34.5%, total −21.5%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Bitcoin
−20.5%
DFII
−21.5%
1 pt behind Bitcoin
12.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DFII over 1 year: paid 12.6%, price −34.5%, total −21.5%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
BITA costs 0.28 points a year less; BITA is 4.8 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BITA | DFII |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | −21.5% |
| Price change | rose 12.9% (since Jun 16, 2026) | fell 34.5% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Bitcoin, measured through IBIT | Bitcoin (BTC-USD) |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 1.6 pts | behind by 1.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.57% | 0.85% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $96m | $20m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BITA and DFII hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated 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 | DFII | BITA | DFII | BITA | DFII |
| 3 months | +19.4% | +18.5% | 4.4% | 5.3% | −4.0 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 6 months | – | −3.9% | – | 7.7% | – | −2.2 pts |
| 1 year | – | −21.5% | – | 12.6% | – | −0.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BITA Jun 2026 · DFII Apr 2025 | +20.4% | −6.4% | 6.9% | 26.5% | −1.6 pts | −4.1 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.
DFII
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DFII paid 12.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 34.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.5%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.5%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 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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