Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
BLOX vs SOLM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BLOX paid 24.2% of its price in cash against SOLM’s 19.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $285m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Crypto Income ETF, and $2.0m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify Solana 3% Monthly Option Income ETF.
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, 2026.13.8 pts behind Solana
SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Solana
−38.2%
SOLM
−52.0%
13.8 pts behind Solana
Total return, distributions reinvested
13.8 pts behind Solana
SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Solana
−38.2%
SOLM
−52.0%
13.8 pts behind Solana
19.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SOLM over 1 year: paid 19.1%, price −66.6%, total −52.0%, Solana −38.2%, −13.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SOLM costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.1 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | BLOX | SOLM |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −35.9% | −52.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 55.5% | fell 66.6% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 0% of the Sep 28, 2026 payment | 98% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Solana (SOL-USD) |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.75% |
| Net assets, BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026 and SOLM as of Nov 3, 2026 | $285m | $2.0m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BLOX and SOLM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | BLOX | SOLM | BLOX | SOLM | BLOX | SOLM |
| 3 months | −13.6% | +5.5% | 8.9% | 10.9% | −13.4 pts | −21.8 pts |
| 6 months | −29.7% | −19.9% | 14.6% | 14.4% | −34.8 pts | −26.1 pts |
| 1 year | −35.9% | −52.0% | 24.2% | 19.1% | −50.7 pts | −13.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: BLOX Jun 2025 · SOLM Nov 2025 | −10.5% | −52.0% | 44.9% | 19.1% | −41.0 pts | −13.8 pts |
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.
SOLM
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SOLM paid 19.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 66.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −52.0%. Solana (SOL-USD) returned −38.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 40.6%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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