BITA iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly
Since its launch on Jun 16, 2026, BITA paid 3.7% in cash and still finished 2.8 points behind IBIT.
Key facts
What a holder got
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BITA returned +21.0% with distributions reinvested and Bitcoin (IBIT) returned +23.8%, so a holder came out behind it by 2.8 points. The lighter segment is the 3.7% that arrived as cash rather than as price.
Its ten largest equity positions
| Holding | Ticker | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BITCOIN | BTC | 67.78% | |
| ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF CL1 | IBIT | 32.88% | |
| BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | XTSLA | 0.07% | |
| SEP26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 | IBIT | -0.04% | |
| OCT26 IBIT C @ 45.000000 | IBIT | -0.13% | |
| OCT26 IBIT C @ 44.000000 | IBIT | -0.15% | |
| SEP26 IBIT C @ 41.000000 | IBIT | -0.41% |
Period by period
| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | IBIT | Ahead or behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 3.9% | +20.1% | +24.6% | +29.2% | −4.6 pts |
| Since launch | 3.7% | +16.6% | +21.0% | +23.8% | −2.8 pts |
When BITA pays
BITA pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.6572 a share, which went ex on Sep 2, 2026 and was paid on Sep 8, 2026. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 31 days the ex-date falls near Oct 5, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 12, 2026 | $0.6572 | ETFIQ projection |
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for BITA (3, most recent first)
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | $0.6572 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.7992 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | $0.5204 |
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In plain words
Since it launched on Jun 16, 2026, BITA has returned +21.0% with distributions reinvested, against +23.8% for Bitcoin (IBIT), and has paid out 3.7% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 12.8%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.
| Strategy | covered call |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Bitcoin (IBIT) (proxy) |
| Pays | monthly |
| Net assets (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026) | $87m |
| Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ) | 12.8% |
| Expense ratio | not read by ETFIQ |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ) | 3.2% |
| Launched | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Pays | monthly |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 31 days |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 6 days |
| Last paid, per share | $0.6572 ex Sep 2, 2026 |
| Sum of the last 3 distributions | $1.9768 |
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed
Questions people ask
- How much has BITA paid over the last year?
- Over the period from its launch on Jun 16, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, BITA paid 3.7% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 16.6%.
- Is BITA ahead of IBIT?
- Over the period from its launch on Jun 16, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BITA returned +21.0% against +23.8% for Bitcoin (IBIT), so a holder was behind it by 2.8 points.
- How often does BITA pay, and how much?
- BITA pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 12.8% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- When does BITA next pay a distribution?
- BITA pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 2, 2026 at $0.6572 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 31 days the ex-date falls near Oct 5, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 6 days.
The words on this page
- Total return
- What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
- Cash paid
- Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
- Ahead or behind
- The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
- Return of capital
- The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
- Covered call
- Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.
Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
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