Data as of .
BLOX vs BTCI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BLOX paid 26.3% of its price in cash against BTCI’s 18.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: BTCI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BLOX and BTCI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BLOX | BTCI |
|---|---|---|
| VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US | 11.39% | 2.01% |
| Only in BLOX | Only in BTCI |
|---|---|
| TSMC 9.01% | United States Treasury Bill 11/03/2026 58.93% |
| Hut 8 Corp 8.56% | CBTX US 10/16/26 C1390 22.94% |
| iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 8.47% | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF 17.31% |
| Galaxy Digital Inc 7.71% | CBTX US 10/16/26 P1390 -0.18% |
| IREN Ltd 7.36% | CBTX US 10/16/26 C2060 -0.37% |
| Cipher Digital Inc 7.14% | CBTX US 10/16/26 C1980 -0.63% |
| NVIDIA Corp 6.62% | |
| Robinhood Markets Inc 5.88% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOX | BTCI | BLOX | BTCI | BLOX | BTCI | |
| 3 months | −8.9% | +22.3% | 7.9% | 7.0% | −6.8 pts | −6.9 pts |
| 6 months | +21.8% | +11.9% | 19.0% | 12.7% | −12.0 pts | −3.8 pts |
| 1 year | −14.5% | −29.1% | 26.3% | 18.6% | −26.6 pts | +2.0 pts |
| Since launch | +17.1% | +15.5% | 42.0% | 54.4% | −37.3 pts | −5.5 pts |
| BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF Option income on BITQ, paying weekly | BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF Option income on IBIT, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nicholas | NEOS |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy | Bitcoin (IBIT) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 32.7% | 26.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.3% | 18.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −40.9% | −47.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | −14.5% | −29.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.1% | −31.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −26.6 pts | +2.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 94% |
| Age | 458 days | 701 days |
| Net assets | $268m | $1.3bn |
BLOX in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BLOX paid 26.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 40.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −14.5%. Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +12.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 26.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.7%, paid weekly.
BTCI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BTCI paid 18.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 47.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −29.1%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BLOX or BTCI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BLOX paid 26.3% of its starting price in cash and BTCI paid 18.6%, 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, BLOX or BTCI?
- With every distribution reinvested, BLOX returned −14.5% and BTCI returned −29.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BLOX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BLOX or BTCI?
- BLOX charges 0.99% a year and BTCI charges 0.99%, so BLOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BLOX against BTCI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/blox-vs-btci Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.