Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

vsOpen in the appCompare their flowsaskIQ about these two fundsAsk the committee about these two funds
Income ETFs

BITA vs BLOX: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Share
Share on XDownload as PDF

BITA and BLOX both write options for income.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about BITA and BLOX

Net assets: $96m on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, and $285m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Crypto Income ETF.

At a glance
6.9%
BITA cash paid, since launch, Jun 16, 2026
24.2%
BLOX cash paid, 1 year
+20.4%
BITA total return, since launch, Jun 16, 2026
−35.9%
BLOX total return, 1 year
BITA · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.6 pts behind IBIT
BITA
+20.4%
IBIT
+22.0%

1.6 pts behind IBIT

BITA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +12.9%, total +20.4%, IBIT +22.0%, −1.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IBIT

+22.0%

BITA

+20.4%

6.9% cash

1.6 pts behind IBIT

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.6 pts behind IBIT

BITA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +12.9%, total +20.4%, IBIT +22.0%, −1.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IBIT

+22.0%

BITA

+20.4%

1.6 pts behind IBIT

6.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BITA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +12.9%, total +20.4%, IBIT +22.0%, −1.6 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

BITA costs 0.42 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BITA vs BLOX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBITABLOX
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published−35.9%
Price changerose 12.9% (since Jun 16, 2026)fell 55.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Sep 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkBitcoin, measured through IBITS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.57%0.99%
Net assets, BITA as of Nov 3, 2026 and BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026$96m$285m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 18 weekly returns
BITA BLOX
Return
Total return edge BITA +25.1% −25.9%
Price return edge BITA +19.2% −34.7%
Risk
Max drawdown edge BITA −7.6% −25.9%
Reading

From Jun 2026 to Oct 2026, BITA returned more: +25.1% to −25.9%. BITA fell less at its worst: −7.6% to −25.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
Open ↓
Risk and return: BITA vs BLOX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBITABLOXEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+25.1%−25.9%BITAPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+19.2%−34.7%BITAPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−7.6%−25.9%BITADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 18 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BITA and BLOX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BITA BLOX
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BITA
BITCOIN 66.58%
ISHARES BITCOIN TRUST ETF CL1 33.94%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 47.000000 -0.01%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 46.000000 -0.08%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 46.000000 -0.13%
NOV26 IBIT C @ 43.500000 -0.36%
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%
Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

BITA iShares Bitcoin Premium Income ETF · Covered call on IBIT, paying monthly BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Bitcoin (IBIT) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 18.4% 38.8%
Expense ratio 0.57% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.9% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) 24.2%
Price change, 1 year +12.9% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) −55.5%
Total return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) −35.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +22.0% (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.6 pts (since launch, Jun 16, 2026) −50.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%
Age 141 days 1.4 years
Net assets, BITA as of Nov 3, 2026 and BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026 $96m $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: BITA vs BLOX: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBITABLOXBITABLOXBITABLOX
3 months+19.4%−13.6%4.4%8.9%−4.0 pts−13.4 pts
6 months–−29.7%–14.6%–−34.8 pts
1 year–−35.9%–24.2%–−50.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BITA Jun 2026 · BLOX Jun 2025+20.4%−10.5%6.9%44.9%−1.6 pts−41.0 pts

– means no data for this window. Open this comparison in the app →

Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for BITA.

Alert

BITA flows, by email on Sundays.

One-click unsubscribe. See Privacy.

About each fund
BITA

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 16, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, BITA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.4%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned +22.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid monthly.

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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BITA or BLOX?
BITA charges 0.57% a year and BLOX charges 0.99%, so BITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
Other comparisons
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, BITA against BLOX, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bita-vs-blox

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.