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

BPI and EHCC both write options for income.

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

5.4%BPI cash paid, 1 year
13.6%EHCC cash paid, 1 year
+5.4%BPI total return, 1 year
+12.2%EHCC total return, 1 year
BPI0.8 pts behind IBIT · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
IBIT+6.2%BPI+5.4%5.4% as cash0.8 pts behind IBITTotal return, distributions reinvestedIBIT+6.2%BPI+5.4%0.8 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, BPI and EHCC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in BPIOnly in EHCC
TREASURY BILL 100.00%CASH 52.60%
2ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 48.12%
4ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 1.77%
2ETHA 10/30/2026 P10 -0.15%
OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -0.60%
4ETHA 09/25/2026 C20.32 -0.68%
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BPI and EHCC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BPIEHCCBPIEHCCBPIEHCC
3 months+26.6%+32.8%4.0%8.8%−2.5 pts−21.9 pts
Since launch+5.4%+12.2%5.4%13.6%−0.8 pts−15.2 pts
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BPI and EHCC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BPI
Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
EHCC
Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF
Covered call on ETHA, paying weekly
IssuerGrayscaleGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkBitcoin (IBIT)Ether (ETHA)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%33.6%
Expense ratio0.65%0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year5.4% (since launch on Apr 30, 2026)13.6% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−0.8%−3.4%
Total return, 1 year+5.4% (since launch on Apr 30, 2026)+12.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+6.2%+27.4%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−15.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age141 days169 days
Net assets$3m$1m

BPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 30, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, BPI paid 5.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned +6.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, 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).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BPI or EHCC?
BPI charges 0.65% a year and EHCC charges 0.75%, so BPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BPI 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, BPI against EHCC, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bpi-vs-ehcc Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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