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BLOX vs EHCC: which paid, and which earned it?

BLOX and EHCC both write options for income.

Nicholas Crypto Income ETF and Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF.

26.3%BLOX cash paid, 1 year
13.6%EHCC cash paid, 1 year
−14.5%BLOX total return, 1 year
+12.2%EHCC total return, 1 year
BLOX26.6 pts behind BITQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
BITQ+12.1%BLOX−14.5%26.6 pts behind BITQTotal return, distributions reinvestedBITQ+12.1%BLOX−14.5%26.6 pts behind BITQ
EHCC15.2 pts behind ETHA · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
ETHA+27.4%EHCC+12.2%13.6% as cash15.2 pts behind ETHATotal return, distributions reinvestedETHA+27.4%EHCC+12.2%15.2 pts behind ETHA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BLOX and EHCC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in BLOXOnly in EHCC
VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US 11.39%CASH 52.60%
TSMC 9.01%2ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 48.12%
Hut 8 Corp 8.56%4ETHA 10/30/2026 C10 1.77%
iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 8.47%2ETHA 10/30/2026 P10 -0.15%
Galaxy Digital Inc 7.71%OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -0.60%
IREN Ltd 7.36%4ETHA 09/25/2026 C20.32 -0.68%
Cipher Digital Inc 7.14%4ETHA 09/25/2026 C18.84 -1.06%
NVIDIA Corp 6.62%

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

BLOX and EHCC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BLOXEHCCBLOXEHCCBLOXEHCC
3 months−8.9%+32.8%7.9%8.8%−6.8 pts−21.9 pts
6 months+21.8%not published19.0%not published−12.0 ptsnot published
1 year−14.5%not published26.3%not published−26.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+17.1%+12.2%42.0%13.6%−37.3 pts−15.2 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
BLOX and EHCC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BLOX
Nicholas Crypto Income ETF
Option income on BITQ, paying weekly
EHCC
Global X Ethereum Covered Call ETF
Covered call on ETHA, paying weekly
IssuerNicholasGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkCrypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxyEther (ETHA)
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized32.7%33.6%
Expense ratio0.99%0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year26.3%13.6% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−40.9%−3.4%
Total return, 1 year−14.5%+12.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+12.1%+27.4%
Ahead or behind−26.6 pts−15.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age458 days169 days
Net assets$268m$1m

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.

EHCC in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, EHCC paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.2%. Ether (ETHA) returned +27.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.6%, paid weekly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BLOX or EHCC?
BLOX charges 0.99% a year and EHCC charges 0.75%, so EHCC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BLOX against EHCC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, BLOX against EHCC, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/blox-vs-ehcc Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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