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BCDF vs DAPP: which is really different?

BCDF and DAPP hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and BCDF returned more over the year.

Horizon Kinetics Blockchain Development ETF and VanEck Digital Transformation ETF.

20.1%BCDF in the S&P 500
18.6%DAPP in the S&P 500
+7.5%BCDF total return, 1 year
−3.6%DAPP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DAPP scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

BCDF 71.4DAPP 81.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

BCDF80% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
20%80%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund · 35 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in20%80%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund
DAPP81% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
19%81%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 66% of the fund · 20 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 5% in19%81%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 66% of the fund

4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BCDF and DAPP hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BCDF and DAPP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBCDFDAPP
Galaxy Digital Inc4.38%4.24%
Circle Internet Group Inc0.07%6.63%
IREN Ltd0.05%6.42%
Only in each
Only in BCDFOnly in DAPP
Singapore Exchange Ltd 8.77%Coinbase Global Inc 8.54%
Urbana Corp 7.73%Block Inc 7.38%
Cboe Global Markets Inc 7.18%Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc 6.18%
TMX Group Ltd 5.67%Hut 8 Corp 5.44%
Deutsche Boerse AG 5.25%Riot Platforms Inc 5.17%
Nasdaq Inc 4.94%Strategy Inc 5.01%
Japan Exchange Group Inc 4.89%Mara Holdings Inc 4.80%
CACI International Inc 4.72%Cleanspark Inc 4.71%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BCDF and DAPP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BCDFDAPPBCDFDAPPBCDFDAPP
3 months+7.0%−5.0%+4.8 pts−7.3 pts+9.5 pts−2.6 pts
6 months+6.5%+29.7%−11.6 pts+11.7 pts−17.8 pts+5.5 pts
1 year+7.5%−3.6%−9.1 pts−20.2 pts−14.3 pts−25.4 pts
3 years+59.5%+266.1%−18.9 pts+187.7 pts−38.7 pts+167.9 pts
Since launch+33.8%−27.9%−63.7 pts−127.1 pts−101.4 pts−149.0 pts
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BCDF and DAPP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BCDF
Horizon Kinetics Blockchain Development ETF
Holds 35 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 20% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
DAPP
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF
Holds 20 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 19% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerHorizon KineticsVanEck
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 50020.1%18.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.6%99.9%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%5.3%
Holdings3520
Top ten, share of the fund58.3%65.6%
Expense ratio0.85%0.52%
Fee for the differing part0.85%0.52%
Total return, 1 year+7.5%−3.6%
vs the S&P 500−9.1 pts−20.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−14.3 pts−25.4 pts
Below its high−5.1%−30.2%
Net assets$22m$480m

BCDF in plain words

By weight, 20% of BCDF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 35 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +7.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. It sits 5.1% below its all-time high of Aug 27, 2026.

DAPP in plain words

By weight, 19% of DAPP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 66% of the fund across 20 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −3.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 20.2 pts. It sits 30.2% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do BCDF and DAPP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BCDF or DAPP?
BCDF has 20% of its weight in S&P 500 names and DAPP has 19%, so DAPP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BCDF or DAPP?
BCDF charges 0.85% a year and DAPP charges 0.52%, so DAPP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BCDF against DAPP, 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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