Which paid more, BAGY or BLOX?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and BLOX paid 24.2%, so BLOX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, BAGY or BLOX?

With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and BLOX −35.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BAGY or BLOX?

BAGY charges 0.65% a year and BLOX charges 0.99%, so BAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BAGY vs BLOX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BLOX paid 24.2% of its price in cash against BAGY’s 22.6%, though BAGY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $9.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF, and $285m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Crypto Income ETF.

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At a glance

22.6%

BAGY cash paid, 1 year

24.2%

BLOX cash paid, 1 year

−30.2%

BAGY total return, 1 year

−35.9%

BLOX total return, 1 year

BAGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

BAGY

−30.2%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

BAGY over 1 year: paid 22.6%, price −50.5%, total −30.2%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BAGY

−30.2%

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

BAGY over 1 year: paid 22.6%, price −50.5%, total −30.2%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BAGY

−30.2%

9.7 pts behind Bitcoin

22.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BAGY over 1 year: paid 22.6%, price −50.5%, total −30.2%, Bitcoin −20.5%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

BLOX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 50.7 pts behind SPY

BLOX

−35.9%

SPY

+14.8%

50.7 pts behind SPY

BLOX over 1 year: paid 24.2%, price −55.5%, total −35.9%, SPY +14.8%, −50.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BLOX

−35.9%

50.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

50.7 pts behind SPY

BLOX over 1 year: paid 24.2%, price −55.5%, total −35.9%, SPY +14.8%, −50.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BLOX

−35.9%

50.7 pts behind SPY

24.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. BLOX over 1 year: paid 24.2%, price −55.5%, total −35.9%, SPY +14.8%, −50.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BAGY costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BAGY vs BLOX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BAGY	BLOX
Paid and earned
Measure	BAGY	BLOX
Total return, 1 year	−30.2%	−35.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 50.5%	fell 55.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	95% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	0% of the Sep 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BAGY	BLOX
Benchmark	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	BAGY	BLOX
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.99%
Net assets, BAGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026	$9.5m	$285m
Holdings
Measure	BAGY	BLOX
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · BAGY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score3.3BAGY2.1BLOX

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

BAGY 3.3

BLOX 2.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Jun 27, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 70 weekly returns

BAGY BLOX

Return

Total return edge BLOX −40.6% −17.4%

Annualized edge BLOX −32.1% −13.2%

Price return edge BLOX −62.3% −49.3%

Risk

Volatility edge BAGY 37.0% 49.1%

Max drawdown edge BLOX −48.6% −43.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BLOX −0.95 −0.13

Sortino edge BLOX −1.13 −0.18

Calmar edge BLOX −0.66 −0.31

Reading

From Jun 2025 to Oct 2026, BLOX returned more: −17.4% to −40.6%. BAGY swung less: 37.0% to 49.1%. BLOX fell less at its worst: −43.0% to −48.6%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: BAGY vs BLOX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BAGY	BLOX	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−40.6%	−17.4%	BLOX	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−32.1%	−13.2%	BLOX	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−62.3%	−49.3%	BLOX	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	37.0%	49.1%	BAGY	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	31.2%	33.7%	BAGY (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−48.6%	−43.0%	BLOX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.95	−0.13	BLOX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.13	−0.18	BLOX	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.66	−0.31	BLOX	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 70 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BAGY and BLOX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BAGY BLOX

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BAGY

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 45.90%

MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 C 15.09%

MBTX 11/10/2026 192.04 C -1.20%

MBTX 12/18/2026 169.25 P -1.91%

Only in BLOX

Hut 8 Corp 8.23%

Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDark ETF 8.11%

Nicholas Bitcoin Tail ETF 7.11%

VanEck Bitcoin ETF 7.07%

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 6.41%

Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin F 6.22%

Terawulf Inc 3.20%

Coinbase Global Inc 2.53%

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Side by side

BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly

Issuer Amplify Nicholas

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark Bitcoin (BTC-USD) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 31.1% 38.8%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.99%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.6% 24.2%

Price change, 1 year −50.5% −55.5%

Total return, 1 year −30.2% −35.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −20.5% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −50.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 0%

Age 1.5 years 1.4 years

Net assets, BAGY as of Nov 3, 2026 and BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026 $9.5m $285m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: BAGY vs BLOX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BAGY	BLOX	BAGY	BLOX	BAGY	BLOX
3 months	+1.7%	−13.6%	7.8%	8.9%	−21.9 pts	−13.4 pts
6 months	−20.0%	−29.7%	11.6%	14.6%	−18.3 pts	−34.8 pts
1 year	−30.2%	−35.9%	22.6%	24.2%	−9.7 pts	−50.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BAGY Apr 2025 · BLOX Jun 2025	−28.3%	−10.5%	37.3%	44.9%	−12.3 pts	−41.0 pts

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About each fund

BAGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −30.2%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.1%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

BLOX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BLOX paid 24.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −35.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 50.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.8%, paid weekly. Nicholas estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 28, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BAGY or BLOX?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BAGY paid 22.6% of its starting price in cash and BLOX paid 24.2%, so BLOX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BAGY or BLOX?: With every distribution reinvested, BAGY returned −30.2% and BLOX −35.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BAGY or BLOX?: BAGY charges 0.65% a year and BLOX charges 0.99%, so BAGY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BAGY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BAGY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BAGY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for BAGY ↗

BLOX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BLOX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BLOX 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Nicholas website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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