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

BITA and EHCC both write options for income.

iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF and Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF.

3.7%BITA cash paid, 1 year
13.6%EHCC cash paid, 1 year
+21.0%BITA total return, 1 year
+12.2%EHCC total return, 1 year
BITA2.8 pts behind IBIT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT+23.8%BITA+21.0%3.7% cash2.8 pts behind IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT+23.8%BITA+21.0%2.8 pts behind IBIT
EHCC15.2 pts behind ETHA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ETHA+27.4%EHCC+12.2%13.6% of it arrived as cash15.2 pts behind ETHATotal return, distributions reinvestedETHA+27.4%EHCC+12.2%15.2 pts behind ETHA

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in BITAOnly in EHCC
BITCOIN 67.78%CASH 52.60%
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF CL1 32.88%2ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 48.12%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.07%4ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 1.77%
SEP26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 -0.04%2ETHA 10/30/2026 P10 -0.15%
OCT26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 -0.13%OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -0.60%
OCT26 IBIT C @ 44.000000 -0.15%4ETHA 09/25/2026 C20.32 -0.68%
SEP26 IBIT C @ 41.000000 -0.41%4ETHA 09/25/2026 C18.84 -1.06%

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 Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BITA and EHCC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BITAEHCCBITAEHCCBITAEHCC
3 months+24.6%+32.8%3.9%8.8%−4.6 pts−21.9 pts
Since launch+21.0%+12.2%3.7%13.6%−2.8 pts−15.2 pts
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BITA and EHCC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITA
iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
EHCC
Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF
Covered call on ETHA, paying weekly
IssueriSharesGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Ether (ETHA)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized12.8%33.6%
Expense rationot published0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year3.7% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)13.6% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+16.6%−3.4%
Total return, 1 year+21.0% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)+12.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.8%+27.4%
Ahead or behind−2.8 pts−15.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age94 days169 days
Net assets$87m$1m

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.

EHCC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, EHCC paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.2%. Ether (ETHA) returned +27.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.6%, paid weekly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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Where these figures came from

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BITA against EHCC, 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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