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

BITA and NEHI both write options for income.

iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF and NEOS Ethereum High Income ETF.

3.7%BITA cash paid, 1 year
18.6%NEHI cash paid, 1 year
+21.0%BITA total return, 1 year
−16.3%NEHI 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
NEHIAbout even with ETHA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ETHA−16.0%NEHI−16.3%about even with ETHATotal return, distributions reinvestedETHA−16.0%NEHI−16.3%about even with ETHA

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in BITAOnly in NEHI
BITCOIN 67.78%United States Treasury Bill 80.67%
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF CL1 32.88%iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 19.33%
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 NEHI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BITANEHIBITANEHIBITANEHI
3 months+24.6%+40.9%3.9%9.2%−4.6 pts−13.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+16.5%not published14.7%not published−7.2 pts
Since launch+21.0%−16.3%3.7%18.6%−2.8 pts−0.3 pts
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BITA and NEHI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITA
iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
NEHI
NEOS Ethereum High Income ETF
Option income on ETHA, paying monthly
IssueriSharesNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Ether (ETHA)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.8%31.6%
Expense rationot published0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year3.7% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)18.6% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+16.6%−36.5%
Total return, 1 year+21.0% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)−16.3% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.8%−16.0%
Ahead or behind−2.8 pts−0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published93%
Age94 days289 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.

NEHI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, NEHI paid 18.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 36.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −16.3%. Ether (ETHA) returned −16.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.6%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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 NEHI, 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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