Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BLOX vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its price in cash against BLOX’s 24.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $285m on Jul 31, 2026 for Nicholas Crypto Income ETF, and $59m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
24.2%
BLOX cash paid, 1 year
31.8%
YBIT cash paid, 1 year
−35.9%
BLOX total return, 1 year
−19.7%
YBIT total return, 1 year
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.
YBIT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin
YBIT
−19.7%
Bitcoin
−20.5%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Bitcoin

−20.5%

YBIT

−19.7%

0.8 pts ahead of Bitcoin

31.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YBIT over 1 year: paid 31.8%, price −52.0%, total −19.7%, Bitcoin −20.5%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BLOX costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BLOX vs YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureBLOXYBIT
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−35.9%−19.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 55.5%fell 52.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Sep 28, 2026 payment7% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYBitcoin (BTC-USD)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%1.02%
Net assets, BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026 and YBIT as of Nov 3, 2026$285m$59m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YBIT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score2.1BLOX9.3YBIT

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BLOX and YBIT 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%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BLOX YBIT
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 YBIT
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 20.77%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 18.94%
IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 C 3.64%
IBIT US 11/06/26 C45.5 0.46%
IBIT US 11/06/26 C46 0.41%
IBIT US 11/06/26 C44 -1.44%
IBIT US 11/06/26 C44.5 -1.56%
IBIT 11/20/2026 45.01 P -2.71%
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Side by side

BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly YBIT YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on Bitcoin, paying weekly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Bitcoin (BTC-USD)
Pays weekly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 38.8% 41.7%
Expense ratio 0.99% 1.02%
Cash paid, 1 year 24.2% 31.8%
Price change, 1 year −55.5% −52.0%
Total return, 1 year −35.9% −19.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −20.5%
Ahead or behind −50.7 pts +0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 7%
Age 1.4 years 2.5 years
Net assets, BLOX as of Jul 31, 2026 and YBIT as of Nov 3, 2026 $285m $59m

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 YBIT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowBLOXYBITBLOXYBITBLOXYBIT
3 months−13.6%+18.7%8.9%13.5%−13.4 pts−4.9 pts
6 months−29.7%−1.5%14.6%19.5%−34.8 pts+0.3 pts
1 year−35.9%−19.7%24.2%31.8%−50.7 pts+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: BLOX Jun 2025 · YBIT Apr 2024−10.5%−11.5%44.9%75.2%−41.0 pts−31.9 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.

YBIT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YBIT paid 31.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 52.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −19.7%. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) returned −20.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 41.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 7% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BLOX or YBIT?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BLOX paid 24.2% of its starting price in cash and YBIT paid 31.8%, so YBIT 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 YBIT?
With every distribution reinvested, BLOX returned −35.9% and YBIT −19.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, BLOX or YBIT?
BLOX charges 0.99% a year and YBIT charges 1.02%, so BLOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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