Data as of .
BLOX vs XBTY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XBTY paid 37.4% of its price in cash against BLOX’s 26.3%, though BLOX returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XBTY 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 XBTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BLOX | Only in XBTY |
|---|---|
| VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US 11.39% | Treasury Bill 62.54% |
| TSMC 9.01% | Treasury Bill 37.46% |
| Hut 8 Corp 8.56% | |
| iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 8.47% | |
| Galaxy Digital Inc 7.71% | |
| IREN Ltd 7.36% | |
| Cipher Digital Inc 7.14% | |
| 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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLOX | XBTY | BLOX | XBTY | BLOX | XBTY | |
| 3 months | −8.9% | +6.9% | 7.9% | 8.4% | −6.8 pts | −22.3 pts |
| 6 months | +21.8% | −1.3% | 19.0% | 23.0% | −12.0 pts | −17.1 pts |
| 1 year | −14.5% | −42.9% | 26.3% | 37.4% | −26.6 pts | −11.8 pts |
| Since launch | +17.1% | −34.0% | 42.0% | 60.0% | −37.3 pts | −11.1 pts |
| BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF Option income on BITQ, paying weekly | XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF Synthetic covered call on IBIT, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nicholas | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy | Bitcoin (IBIT) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 32.7% | 29.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.15% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.3% | 37.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −40.9% | −74.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −14.5% | −42.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.1% | −31.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −26.6 pts | −11.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 92% |
| Age | 458 days | 493 days |
| Net assets | $268m | $10m |
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.
XBTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XBTY paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 74.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −42.9%. Bitcoin (IBIT) returned −31.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Aug 25, 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 XBTY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BLOX paid 26.3% of its starting price in cash and XBTY paid 37.4%, so XBTY 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 XBTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, BLOX returned −14.5% and XBTY returned −42.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BLOX returned more.
- Which is cheaper, BLOX or XBTY?
- BLOX charges 0.99% a year and XBTY charges 1.15%, so BLOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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