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BLOX vs YETH: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year YETH paid 29.0% of its price in cash against BLOX’s 26.3%, though BLOX returned more with it reinvested.

Nicholas Crypto Income ETF and Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF.

26.3%BLOX cash paid, 1 year
29.0%YETH cash paid, 1 year
−14.5%BLOX total return, 1 year
−39.9%YETH total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: YETH scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

BLOX 5.2YETH 44.83.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

BLOX26.6 pts behind BITQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
BITQ+12.1%BLOX−14.5%26.6 pts behind BITQTotal return, distributions reinvestedBITQ+12.1%BLOX−14.5%26.6 pts behind BITQ
YETH2.8 pts ahead of ETHA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
ETHA−42.6%YETH−39.9%2.8 pts ahead of ETHATotal return, distributions reinvestedETHA−42.6%YETH−39.9%2.8 pts ahead of ETHA

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BLOX and YETH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in BLOXOnly in YETH
VanEck Bitcoin ETF/US 11.39%United States Treasury Bill 10/08/2026 94.47%
TSMC 9.01%ETHA 10/16/2026 19.72 C 6.81%
Hut 8 Corp 8.56%First American Government Obligations Fu 5.03%
iShares Ethereum Trust ETF 8.47%ETHA 09/25/2026 21.02 C -1.04%
Galaxy Digital Inc 7.71%ETHA 10/16/2026 19.72 P -5.27%
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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BLOX and YETH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BLOXYETHBLOXYETHBLOXYETH
3 months−8.9%+28.9%7.9%11.4%−6.8 pts−25.8 pts
6 months+21.8%+7.6%19.0%20.5%−12.0 pts−16.2 pts
1 year−14.5%−39.9%26.3%29.0%−26.6 pts+2.8 pts
Since launch+17.1%−29.8%42.0%68.4%−37.3 pts−36.9 pts
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BLOX and YETH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BLOX
Nicholas Crypto Income ETF
Option income on BITQ, paying weekly
YETH
Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF
Covered call on ETHA, paying weekly
IssuerNicholasRoundhill
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkCrypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxyEther (ETHA)
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized32.7%36.6%
Expense ratio0.99%0.96%
Cash paid, 1 year26.3%29.0%
Price change, 1 year−40.9%−66.4%
Total return, 1 year−14.5%−39.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+12.1%−42.6%
Ahead or behind−26.6 pts+2.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age458 days744 days
Net assets$268m$67m

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.

YETH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YETH paid 29.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 66.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −39.9%. Ether (ETHA) returned −42.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.6%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, BLOX or YETH?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BLOX paid 26.3% of its starting price in cash and YETH paid 29.0%, so YETH 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 YETH?
With every distribution reinvested, BLOX returned −14.5% and YETH returned −39.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so BLOX returned more.
Which is cheaper, BLOX or YETH?
BLOX charges 0.99% a year and YETH charges 0.96%, so YETH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BLOX against YETH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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