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

BITA and LFGY both write options for income.

iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF and YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF.

3.7%BITA cash paid, 1 year
40.1%LFGY cash paid, 1 year
+21.0%BITA total return, 1 year
−1.5%LFGY 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
LFGY13.6 pts behind BITQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
BITQ+12.1%LFGY−1.5%13.6 pts behind BITQTotal return, distributions reinvestedBITQ+12.1%LFGY−1.5%13.6 pts behind BITQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in BITAOnly in LFGY
BITCOIN 67.78%Opera Ltd 5.99%
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF CL1 32.88%NVIDIA Corp 5.67%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.07%Block Inc 5.54%
SEP26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 -0.04%Strategy Inc 5.26%
OCT26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 -0.13%Core Scientific Inc 5.24%
OCT26 IBIT C @ 44.000000 -0.15%Hut 8 Corp 5.24%
SEP26 IBIT C @ 41.000000 -0.41%Galaxy Digital Inc 4.86%
Cipher Digital Inc 4.59%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BITA and LFGY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BITALFGYBITALFGYBITALFGY
3 months+24.6%−0.3%3.9%10.6%−4.6 pts+1.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+25.6%not published26.4%not published−8.2 pts
1 yearnot published−1.5%not published40.1%not published−13.6 pts
Since launch+21.0%+9.5%3.7%62.4%−2.8 pts−42.8 pts
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BITA and LFGY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITA
iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
LFGY
YieldMax(R) Crypto Industry & Tech Portfolio Option Income ETF
Synthetic covered call on BITQ, paying weekly
IssueriSharesYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized12.8%39.4%
Expense rationot published1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year3.7% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)40.1%
Price change, 1 year+16.6%−44.7%
Total return, 1 year+21.0% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)−1.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.8%+12.1%
Ahead or behind−2.8 pts−13.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published63%
Age94 days612 days
Net assets$87m$110m

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.

LFGY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LFGY paid 40.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 44.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.5%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 39.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 63% 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 LFGY, 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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