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BCDF vs SATO: which is really different?

BCDF and SATO hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and BCDF returned more over the year.

Horizon Kinetics Blockchain Development ETF and Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF.

20.1%BCDF in the S&P 500
8.6%SATO in the S&P 500
+7.5%BCDF total return, 1 year
−15.6%SATO total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: BCDF scores higher

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

BCDF 71.4SATO 34.30.1, 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
SATO91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
9%91%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 44% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 6% in9%91%9% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 44% of the fund

3% 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 SATO hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BCDF and SATO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBCDFSATO
Galaxy Digital Inc4.38%2.27%
Bakkt Inc0.62%2.24%
Circle Internet Group Inc0.07%2.34%
IREN Ltd0.05%2.00%
Only in each
Only in BCDFOnly in SATO
Singapore Exchange Ltd 8.77%POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 15.23%
Urbana Corp 7.73%Strive Inc 4.60%
Cboe Global Markets Inc 7.18%Nakamoto Inc 3.49%
TMX Group Ltd 5.67%Canaan Inc 3.35%
Deutsche Boerse AG 5.25%Strategy Inc 3.05%
Nasdaq Inc 4.94%BTCS Inc 2.87%
Japan Exchange Group Inc 4.89%Bitdeer Technologies Group 2.85%
CACI International Inc 4.72%SHARPLINK INC 2.84%

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 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BCDF and SATO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BCDFSATOBCDFSATOBCDFSATO
3 months+7.0%+8.0%+4.8 pts+5.8 pts+9.5 pts+10.5 pts
6 months+6.5%+30.4%−11.6 pts+12.4 pts−17.8 pts+6.2 pts
1 year+7.5%−15.6%−9.1 pts−32.1 pts−14.3 pts−37.3 pts
3 years+59.5%+209.3%−18.9 pts+130.9 pts−38.7 pts+111.1 pts
Since launch+33.8%+6.5%−63.7 pts−79.2 pts−101.4 pts−98.1 pts
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BCDF and SATO 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
SATO
Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF
Holds 60 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerHorizon KineticsInvesco
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 50020.1%8.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.6%95.5%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%6.2%
Holdings3560
Top ten, share of the fund58.3%43.8%
Expense ratio0.85%0.66%
Fee for the differing part0.85%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+7.5%−15.6%
vs the S&P 500−9.1 pts−32.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−14.3 pts−37.3 pts
Below its high−5.1%−31.7%
Net assets$22m$9m

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.

SATO in plain words

By weight, 9% of SATO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −15.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 32.1 pts. It sits 31.7% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do BCDF and SATO hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 3% 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 SATO?
BCDF has 20% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SATO has 9%, so BCDF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BCDF or SATO?
BCDF charges 0.85% a year and SATO charges 0.66%, so SATO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BCDF against SATO, 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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