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BCDF vs STCE: which is really different?

BCDF and STCE hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and BCDF returned more over the year.

Horizon Kinetics Blockchain Development ETF and Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF.

20.1%BCDF in the S&P 500
12.7%STCE in the S&P 500
+7.5%BCDF total return, 1 year
−4.8%STCE 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 71.4STCE 71.40.1, 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
STCE87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 54% of the fund · 35 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 54% of the fund

6% 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 STCE hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BCDF and STCE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBCDFSTCE
Galaxy Digital Inc4.38%5.03%
WisdomTree Inc3.88%1.97%
IREN Ltd0.05%4.74%
Only in each
Only in BCDFOnly in STCE
Singapore Exchange Ltd 8.77%BITDEER TECHNOLOGIES GROUP CLASS A 6.58%
Urbana Corp 7.73%BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES 5.31%
Cboe Global Markets Inc 7.18%HIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LTD 5.30%
TMX Group Ltd 5.67%CLEANSPARK 5.09%
Deutsche Boerse AG 5.25%TRUMP MEDIA TECHNOLOGY GROUP 4.53%
Nasdaq Inc 4.94%MARA HOLDINGS 4.39%
Japan Exchange Group Inc 4.89%HUT CORP 4.36%
CACI International Inc 4.72%COINBASE GLOBAL INC CLASS A 4.03%

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 STCE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BCDFSTCEBCDFSTCEBCDFSTCE
3 months+7.0%−9.2%+4.8 pts−11.4 pts+9.5 pts−6.7 pts
6 months+6.5%+31.6%−11.6 pts+13.6 pts−17.8 pts+7.4 pts
1 year+7.5%−4.8%−9.1 pts−21.4 pts−14.3 pts−26.6 pts
3 years+59.5%+255.3%−18.9 pts+176.9 pts−38.7 pts+157.2 pts
Since launch+33.8%+194.3%−63.7 pts+99.8 pts−101.4 pts+66.5 pts
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BCDF and STCE 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
STCE
Schwab Crypto Thematic ETF
Holds 35 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 13% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerHorizon KineticsSchwab
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 50020.1%12.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.6%99.6%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%3.2%
Holdings3535
Top ten, share of the fund58.3%54.0%
Expense ratio0.85%0.30%
Fee for the differing part0.85%0.30%
Total return, 1 year+7.5%−4.8%
vs the S&P 500−9.1 pts−21.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−14.3 pts−26.6 pts
Below its high−5.1%−32.6%
Net assets$22m$270m

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.

STCE in plain words

By weight, 13% of STCE'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 54% of the fund across 35 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 21.4 pts. It sits 32.6% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do BCDF and STCE hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% 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 STCE?
BCDF has 20% of its weight in S&P 500 names and STCE has 13%, so BCDF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BCDF or STCE?
BCDF charges 0.85% a year and STCE charges 0.30%, so STCE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BCDF against STCE, 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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