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The iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF is designed to generate returns by selling call options against BlackRock’s own IBIT fund.
BlackRock is nearing the launch of a new Bitcoin income-focused ETF.
According to its latest SEC filing submitted on Tuesday, the world’s largest asset manager has filed a fourth amendment for the product, which is expected to trade on Nasdaq under the ticker BITA.
The ETF’s yield is generated through an options strategy. It will hold both Bitcoin and shares of IBIT—BlackRock’s $47 billion spot Bitcoin ETF—and will regularly sell call options on those holdings.
A call option gives the buyer the right to purchase an asset at a fixed price. In exchange for granting that right, the fund earns a premium, which is distributed to investors as income.
This structure limits upside potential. If Bitcoin experiences a strong rally, gains on the covered portion are capped. In return, investors receive more consistent income. The fund intends to sell calls on roughly 25% to 35% of its holdings at any given time.
BlackRock’s key competitive advantage lies in its fee structure. The firm has set a 0.65% sponsor fee, undercutting the two largest existing covered-call Bitcoin ETFs—YBTC and BTCI—which charge 0.95% and 0.99%, according to Bloomberg analyst Eric Balchunas.
Balchunas also expects the launch to happen soon, noting that BlackRock is aiming to move ahead of Goldman Sachs, which is preparing a competing Bitcoin income product expected around July 1.
BlackRock already dominates the spot Bitcoin ETF market through IBIT, which has become the sector’s flagship product, consistently attracting the largest inflows and often drawing capital even during periods of outflows in rival funds.
Alongside Fidelity’s FBTC, IBIT has effectively helped consolidate the U.S. Bitcoin ETF landscape into a two-player dominance structure, with smaller issuers playing a limited role in daily flows.
The upcoming ETF represents another step toward packaging Bitcoin as an income-generating asset for mainstream investors. The filing also indicates the fund is already seeded and has begun accumulating Bitcoin and IBIT shares, suggesting it is close to launch readiness.
