{
 "ticker": "BITA",
 "name": "iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF",
 "issuer": "iShares",
 "desk": "income",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bita",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bita",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/bita.md",
 "as_of": "2026-09-18",
 "verdict": "Since its launch on Jun 16, 2026, BITA paid 3.7% in cash and still finished 2.8 points behind IBIT.",
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "cash_paid_since_launch_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price",
   "value": "3.7%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "BITA, cash paid, since launch, on its starting price: 3.7%, as of Sep 18, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "total_return_since_launch",
   "label": "Total return, since launch",
   "value": "+21.0%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "BITA, total return, since launch: +21.0%, as of Sep 18, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "against_ibit",
   "label": "Against IBIT",
   "value": "\u22122.8 pts",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "BITA, against IBIT: \u22122.8 pts, as of Sep 18, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "latest_payout_annualized",
   "label": "Latest payout, annualized",
   "value": "12.8%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "BITA, latest payout, annualized: 12.8%, as of Sep 18, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$87m",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "BITA, net assets: $87m (the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026)."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-18",
   "sentence": "BITA, expense ratio: not read by ETFIQ, as of Sep 18, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "strategy",
   "label": "Strategy",
   "value": "covered call",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Bitcoin (IBIT) (proxy)",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pays",
   "label": "Pays",
   "value": "monthly",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$87m",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 18, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "latest_payout_annualized",
   "label": "Latest payout, annualized",
   "value": "12.8%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "cash_paid_last_12_months_over_today_s_price",
   "label": "Cash paid, last 12 months, over today\u2019s price",
   "value": "3.2%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "launched",
   "label": "Launched",
   "value": "Jun 16, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pays",
   "label": "Pays",
   "value": "monthly",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "typical_gap_between_ex_dates",
   "label": "Typical gap between ex-dates",
   "value": "31 days",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "typical_wait_from_ex_date_to_payment",
   "label": "Typical wait from ex-date to payment",
   "value": "6 days",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "last_paid_per_share",
   "label": "Last paid, per share",
   "value": "$0.6572 ex Sep 2, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "sum_of_the_last_3_distributions",
   "label": "Sum of the last 3 distributions",
   "value": "$1.9768",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Cash paid": "3.9%",
   "Price": "+20.1%",
   "Total return": "+24.6%",
   "IBIT": "+29.2%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u22124.6 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Cash paid": "3.7%",
   "Price": "+16.6%",
   "Total return": "+21.0%",
   "IBIT": "+23.8%",
   "Ahead or behind": "\u22122.8 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How much has BITA paid over the last year?",
   "a": "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%."
  },
  {
   "q": "Is BITA ahead of IBIT?",
   "a": "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."
  },
  {
   "q": "How often does BITA pay, and how much?",
   "a": "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."
  },
  {
   "q": "When does BITA next pay a distribution?",
   "a": "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."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-09-21",
 "license": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}