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BITA vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $96m on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, and $238m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF.

At a glance
6.9%
BITA cash paid, since launch, Jun 16, 2026
26.3%
XBCI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+20.4%
BITA total return, since launch, Jun 16, 2026
+0.5%
XBCI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
BITA · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.6 pts behind IBIT
BITA
+20.4%
IBIT
+22.0%

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.
XBCI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with BTCI
XBCI
+0.5%
BTCI
+0.9%

About even with BTCI

XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BTCI

+0.9%

XBCI

+0.5%

about even with BTCI

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with BTCI

XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BTCI

+0.9%

XBCI

+0.5%

about even with BTCI

26.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XBCI since launch: paid 26.3%, price −27.6%, total +0.5%, BTCI +0.9%, −0.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BITA costs 0.41 points a year less; XBCI is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BITA vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBITAXBCI
Paid and earned
Price changerose 12.9% (since Jun 16, 2026)fell 27.6% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate97% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBitcoin, measured through IBITNEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF, measured through BTCI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.57%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$102m$238m
Holdings
Holdings in common20%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 18 weekly returns
BITA XBCI
Return
Total return edge XBCI +25.1% +31.2%
Price return edge BITA +19.2% +14.9%
Risk
Max drawdown edge BITA −7.6% −12.7%
Reading

From Jun 2026 to Oct 2026, XBCI returned more: +31.2% to +25.1%. BITA fell less at its worst: −7.6% to −12.7%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: BITA vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBITAXBCIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+25.1%+31.2%XBCIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+19.2%+14.9%BITAPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−7.6%−12.7%BITADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 18 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, BITA and XBCI hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BITA XBCI
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF CL1 33.94% 19.69%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BITA
BITCOIN 66.58%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 47.000000 -0.01%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 46.000000 -0.08%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 46.000000 -0.13%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 43.500000 -0.36%
Only in XBCI
CBTX US 01/15/27 C1980 5.70%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C2000 -0.80%
CBTX US 12/18/26 C1930 -1.19%
CBTX US 01/15/27 P1980 -14.95%
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Side by side

BITA iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF · Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly XBCI NEOS Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF · Option income on BTCI, paying monthly
Issuer iShares NEOS
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Bitcoin (IBIT) NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 18.4% 37.4%
Expense ratio 0.57% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) 26.3% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +12.9% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) −27.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) +0.5% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +22.0% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) +0.9% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind −1.6 pts (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) −0.4 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 97%
Age 141 days 274 days
Net assets, BITA as of Nov 3, 2026 and XBCI as of Oct 28, 2026 $96m $238m

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

Window by window: BITA vs XBCI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBITAXBCIBITAXBCIBITAXBCI
3 months+19.4%+24.3%4.4%11.7%−4.0 pts+6.8 pts
6 months–−9.9%–14.6%–−5.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BITA Jun 2026 · XBCI Feb 2026+20.4%+0.5%6.9%26.3%−1.6 pts−0.4 pts

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About each fund
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.

XBCI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XBCI paid 26.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI) returned +0.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 37.4%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BITA or XBCI?
BITA charges 0.57% a year and XBCI charges 0.98%, so BITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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