Data as of .
BLOX vs XEY: which paid, and which earned it?
BLOX and XEY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BLOX and XEY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BLOX | Only in XEY |
|---|---|
| VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US 11.39% | Treasury Bill 100.00% |
| TSMC 9.01% | |
| 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 | XEY | BLOX | XEY | BLOX | XEY | |
| 3 months | −8.9% | +5.6% | 7.9% | 10.0% | −6.8 pts | −49.1 pts |
| 6 months | +21.8% | not published | 19.0% | not published | −12.0 pts | not published |
| 1 year | −14.5% | not published | 26.3% | not published | −26.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +17.1% | −1.6% | 42.0% | 16.9% | −37.3 pts | −16.3 pts |
| BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF Option income on BITQ, paying weekly | XEY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Ether ETF Synthetic covered call on ETHA, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Nicholas | GraniteShares |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy | Ether (ETHA) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 32.7% | 34.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.3% | 16.9% (since launch on Apr 28, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −40.9% | −19.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | −14.5% | −1.6% (since launch on Apr 28, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.1% | +14.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −26.6 pts | −16.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 458 days | 143 days |
| Net assets | $268m | $600,808 |
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.
XEY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 28, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XEY paid 16.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.6%. Ether (ETHA) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 34.8%, paid weekly. GraniteShares estimates that 93% 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 is cheaper, BLOX or XEY?
- BLOX charges 0.99% a year and XEY charges 1.07%, so BLOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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