BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, or BITA, generated $344,849 from selling options during its first operating period, according to the cited disclosure. That total included $79,100 in realized gains and $265,800 in unrealized appreciation. The fund holds both Bitcoin and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), tying its income strategy to direct crypto-related exposure.
As of June 30, 2026, BITA was carrying unrealized losses of $782,200 on its Bitcoin holdings and $417,600 on its IBIT position, for a combined unrealized loss of $1.1998 million. Against that backdrop, the fund’s realized and unrealized options gains covered only about 28.7% of those losses.
The filing also showed a net investment loss of $5,337. Taken together, operating activity reduced the fund’s net assets by $860,335. Over the same period, Bitcoin fell 4.43% and IBIT declined 4.75% from BITA’s initial related-asset purchases on June 9 through quarter-end. From BITA’s public trading debut on June 12 to June 30, the fund posted a total return of -5.61%.
BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BITA) generated $344,849 in income from selling options during its first operating period, according to information cited by Odaily from cryptoslate.
That figure consisted of $79,100 in realized gains and $265,800 in unrealized appreciation. BITA holds both Bitcoin and the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT).
As of June 30, 2026, the fund’s Bitcoin holdings carried an unrealized loss of $782,200, while its IBIT position showed an unrealized loss of $417,600. Combined, those unrealized losses totaled $1.1998 million.
BITA’s realized and unrealized gains from options, totaling $344,849, offset about 28.7% of those losses. After adding a net investment loss of $5,337, the fund’s operating activity resulted in an $860,335 decline in net assets.
The filing also showed that from June 9, when the fund first bought the related assets, through the end of the quarter, Bitcoin fell 4.43% and IBIT declined 4.75%. From BITA’s public trading launch on June 12 through June 30, the fund posted a total return of -5.61%.
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