BlackRock filed with the SEC on Oct. 19 seeking approval for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF (ticker PBIT), which aims to soften Bitcoin's declines in exchange for capping its gains. The fund would buy call options near 90% of the starting value and sell higher-strike calls to pay for them, leaving an initial loss exposure of about 10% before fees. A similar Calamos fund lost just 1% during its one-year protection period starting October 2025, when Bitcoin entered a bear market. However, capped upside could mean missing large rallies, such as Bitcoin's 119.5% gain in 2024. The new fund's fee and upside cap have not been disclosed, versus 0.25% a year for BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, and the article says the options strategy could generate short-term gains taxed as ordinary income. The author concludes the fund is probably not worth buying unless the investor wants Bitcoin exposure but fears panic-selling.
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