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

BITA and YBTC both write options for income.

iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF and Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF.

3.7%BITA cash paid, 1 year
24.9%YBTC cash paid, 1 year
+21.0%BITA total return, 1 year
−38.2%YBTC 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
YBTC7.1 pts behind IBIT · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT−31.1%YBTC−38.2%7.1 pts behind IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT−31.1%YBTC−38.2%7.1 pts behind IBIT

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in BITAOnly in YBTC
BITCOIN 67.78%United States Treasury Bill 10/08/2026 95.71%
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF CL1 32.88%IBIT 10/16/2026 45.86 C 4.54%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.07%First American Government Obligations Fu 4.11%
SEP26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 -0.04%IBIT 09/25/2026 48.27 C -0.61%
OCT26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 -0.13%IBIT 10/16/2026 45.86 P -3.75%
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 Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BITA and YBTC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BITAYBTCBITAYBTCBITAYBTC
3 months+24.6%+13.7%3.9%7.5%−4.6 pts−15.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+0.6%not published14.8%not published−15.1 pts
1 yearnot published−38.2%not published24.9%not published−7.1 pts
Since launch+21.0%+28.5%3.7%101.4%−2.8 pts−68.7 pts
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BITA and YBTC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITA
iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
YBTC
Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying weekly
IssueriSharesRoundhill
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Bitcoin (IBIT)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized12.8%29.5%
Expense rationot published0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year3.7% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)24.9%
Price change, 1 year+16.6%−60.1%
Total return, 1 year+21.0% (since launch on Jun 16, 2026)−38.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+23.8%−31.1%
Ahead or behind−2.8 pts−7.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age94 days974 days
Net assets$87m$142m

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.

YBTC in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YBTC paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 60.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −38.2%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.5%, paid weekly.

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Where these figures came from

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BITA against YBTC, 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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