Data as of .
BLOX vs DFII: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year BLOX paid 26.3% of its price in cash against DFII’s 11.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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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 DFII hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BLOX | Only in DFII |
|---|---|
| VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US 11.39% | 2026-09-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,997.6 1283.75% |
| TSMC 9.01% | US Dollar 0.98% |
| Hut 8 Corp 8.56% | 2026-09-30 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF C 4 0.46% |
| iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 8.47% | 2026-09-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,810.2 0.01% |
| Galaxy Digital Inc 7.71% | 2026-09-30 S&P 500® Mini Index C 2,997.6 -0.01% |
| IREN Ltd 7.36% | 2026-09-25 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF C 4 -0.36% |
| Cipher Digital Inc 7.14% | 2026-09-30 iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF P 4 -8.84% |
| NVIDIA Corp 6.62% | 2026-09-30 S&P 500® Mini Index P 2,810.2 -1175.99% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOX | DFII | BLOX | DFII | BLOX | DFII | |
| 3 months | −8.9% | +23.6% | 7.9% | 4.7% | −6.8 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 6 months | +21.8% | +10.5% | 19.0% | 8.4% | −12.0 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 1 year | −14.5% | −32.5% | 26.3% | 11.5% | −26.6 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Since launch | +17.1% | −5.6% | 42.0% | 24.3% | −37.3 pts | −4.4 pts |
| BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF Option income on BITQ, paying weekly | DFII FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF Option income on IBIT, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nicholas | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy | Bitcoin (IBIT) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 32.7% | 17.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.3% | 11.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −40.9% | −43.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | −14.5% | −32.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.1% | −31.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −26.6 pts | −1.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 458 days | 533 days |
| Net assets | $268m | $21m |
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.
DFII in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DFII paid 11.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 43.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −32.5%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, BLOX or DFII?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BLOX paid 26.3% of its starting price in cash and DFII paid 11.5%, 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 DFII?
- With every distribution reinvested, BLOX returned −14.5% and DFII returned −32.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BLOX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BLOX or DFII?
- BLOX charges 0.99% a year and DFII charges 0.85%, so DFII 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 DFII, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/blox-vs-dfii Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.