Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BLOX vs XRPM: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $285m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Crypto Income ETF, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify XRP 3% Monthly Option Income ETF.

At a glance
24.2%
BLOX cash paid, 1 year
17.7%
XRPM cash paid, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
−35.9%
BLOX total return, 1 year
−57.1%
XRPM total return, since launch, Nov 18, 2025
BLOX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 50.7 pts behind SPY
BLOX
−35.9%
SPY
+14.8%

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.
XRPM · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 15.6 pts behind XRP
XRPM
−57.1%
XRP
−41.5%

15.6 pts behind XRP

XRPM since launch: paid 17.7%, price −69.4%, total −57.1%, XRP −41.5%, −15.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XRP

−41.5%

XRPM

−57.1%

15.6 pts behind XRP

Total return, distributions reinvested

15.6 pts behind XRP

XRPM since launch: paid 17.7%, price −69.4%, total −57.1%, XRP −41.5%, −15.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XRP

−41.5%

XRPM

−57.1%

15.6 pts behind XRP

17.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRPM since launch: paid 17.7%, price −69.4%, total −57.1%, XRP −41.5%, −15.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XRPM costs 0.24 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BLOX vs XRPM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBLOXXRPM
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−35.9%not published
Price changefell 55.5% (1 year)fell 69.4% (since Nov 18, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Sep 28, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYXRP (XRP-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.75%
Net assets, BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026 and XRPM as of Nov 3, 2026$285m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BLOX and XRPM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BLOX XRPM
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BLOX
Hut 8 Corp 8.23%
Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDark ETF 8.11%
Nicholas Bitcoin Tail ETF 7.11%
VanEck Bitcoin ETF 7.07%
iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 6.41%
Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin F 6.22%
Terawulf Inc 3.20%
Coinbase Global Inc 2.53%
Only in XRPM
Canary XRP ETF 29.22%
XRPC 12/18/2026 11.25 C 24.57%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 12/31/2031 19.08%
XRPC 11/10/2026 14.4 C -2.61%
XRPC 12/18/2026 11.25 P -3.40%
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Side by side

BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly XRPM Amplify XRP 3% Monthly Option Income ETF · Covered call on XRP, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) XRP (XRP-USD)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 38.8% 38.3%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.2% 17.7% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Price change, 1 year −55.5% −69.4% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Total return, 1 year −35.9% −57.1% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −41.5% (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Ahead or behind −50.7 pts −15.6 pts (since launch, Nov 18, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 98%
Age 1.4 years 351 days
Net assets, BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026 and XRPM as of Nov 3, 2026 $285m $11m

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

Window by window: BLOX vs XRPM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBLOXXRPMBLOXXRPMBLOXXRPM
3 months−13.6%−16.5%8.9%8.5%−13.4 pts−38.4 pts
6 months−29.7%−34.5%14.6%13.3%−34.8 pts−25.8 pts
1 year−35.9%–24.2%–−50.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: BLOX Jun 2025 · XRPM Nov 2025−10.5%−57.1%44.9%17.7%−41.0 pts−15.6 pts

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About each fund
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.

XRPM

Over the period from its first trade on Nov 18, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, XRPM paid 17.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 69.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −57.1%. XRP (XRP-USD) returned −41.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 15.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 38.3%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

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