BITAiShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF
Seeks to reflect the price of bitcoin while generating premium income via an actively managed covered-call strategy.
By iShares · Launched 2026
0.65%
#3,416 of 5,822 · average
$28M
#4,218 of 5,822 · small
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2 months
#5,650 of 5,822 · young
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 1 holdings = 33.3% of fund✓ well diversified
Asset allocation
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to reflect the price of bitcoin while generating premium income via an actively managed covered-call strategy.
- Strategy
- Holds bitcoin and shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), and runs an actively managed covered-call (buy-write) strategy writing call options primarily on IBIT shares and, from time to time, on ETP Indices tracking spot bitcoin ETPs. Generates premium income from the written options while seeking to reflect bitcoin's price performance.
- Inception date
- June 9, 2026
- Fund family
- iShares
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Same asset class, closest by strategy & exposureOur take
Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.
The big yield isn't extra money
The headline distribution comes from selling call options, which caps the fund's upside. Across a full market cycle that trade costs more than it brings in — often 1 to 3 percentage points a year against just holding the index. Monthly payouts make the gap easy to miss on a return summary.
Sources: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)
Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More
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Data updated on 2026-08-01