Which paid more, BLOX or BTCC?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BLOX paid 24.2% of its starting price in cash and BTCC paid 31.6%, so BTCC paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

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

With every distribution reinvested, BLOX returned −35.9% and BTCC −19.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, BLOX or BTCC?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BLOX vs BTCC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its price in cash against BLOX’s 24.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $285m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Crypto Income ETF, and $13m on Jun 30, 2026 for Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF.

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At a glance

24.2%

BLOX cash paid, 1 year

31.6%

BTCC cash paid, 1 year

−35.9%

BLOX total return, 1 year

−19.8%

BTCC total return, 1 year

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.

BTCC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

BTCC

−19.8%

Bitcoin

−20.5%

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

BTCC over 1 year: paid 31.6%, price −50.5%, total −19.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCC

−19.8%

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

BTCC over 1 year: paid 31.6%, price −50.5%, total −19.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

BTCC

−19.8%

0.7 pts ahead of Bitcoin

31.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. BTCC over 1 year: paid 31.6%, price −50.5%, total −19.8%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BTCC costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BLOX vs BTCC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BLOX	BTCC
Paid and earned
Measure	BLOX	BTCC
Total return, 1 year	−35.9%	−19.8%
Price change, 1 year	fell 55.5%	fell 50.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	0% of the Sep 28, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BLOX	BTCC
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Measure	BLOX	BTCC
Expense ratio	0.99%	0.65%
Net assets, BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026 and BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026	$285m	$13m
Holdings
Measure	BLOX	BTCC
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score2.1BLOX8.4BTCC

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

BLOX 2.1

BTCC 8.4

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BLOX and BTCC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BLOX BTCC

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in BTCC

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Side by side

BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin High Income ETF · Covered call on Bitcoin, paying monthly

Issuer Nicholas Grayscale

Strategy option income covered call

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

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 38.8% 20.9%

Expense ratio 0.99% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 24.2% 31.6%

Price change, 1 year −55.5% −50.5%

Total return, 1 year −35.9% −19.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −20.5%

Ahead or behind −50.7 pts +0.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 0% not published

Age 1.4 years 1.6 years

Net assets, BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026 and BTCC as of Jun 30, 2026 $285m $13m

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: BLOX vs BTCC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BLOX	BTCC	BLOX	BTCC	BLOX	BTCC
3 months	−13.6%	+7.7%	8.9%	10.8%	−13.4 pts	−15.8 pts
6 months	−29.7%	−8.0%	14.6%	17.6%	−34.8 pts	−6.3 pts
1 year	−35.9%	−19.8%	24.2%	31.6%	−50.7 pts	+0.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BLOX Jun 2025 · BTCC Apr 2025	−10.5%	−18.1%	44.9%	55.6%	−41.0 pts	−10.2 pts

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About each fund

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.

BTCC

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BTCC paid 31.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 50.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −19.8%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.9%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BLOX or BTCC?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BLOX paid 24.2% of its starting price in cash and BTCC paid 31.6%, so BTCC paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, BLOX or BTCC?: With every distribution reinvested, BLOX returned −35.9% and BTCC −19.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BLOX or BTCC?: BLOX charges 0.99% a year and BTCC charges 0.65%, so BTCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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S&P 500 (SPY) →BLOX on its own →BTCC on its own →BLOX dividend history →BLOX holdings →BTCC dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BLOX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BLOX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BLOX 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Nicholas website ↗

BTCC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BTCC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Grayscale 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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