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BLOX Nicholas Crypto Income ETF

Option income on BITQ, paying weekly

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BLOX paid 26.3% in cash and still finished 26.6 points behind BITQ.

Nicholas · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

26.3%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
−14.5%Total return, 1 year
−26.6 ptsAgainst BITQ
32.7%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

5.2171st of 173

BLOX paid 26.3% in cash. Its price fell 40.9%, so 100% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

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

Against its benchmark
MLPD −35.8 ptsMDST −28.6 ptsEIPI −26.8 ptsYQQQ −25.3 ptsULTY −24.3 ptsSLTY −22.7 ptsGDXY −21.4 ptsTDVI −20.9 ptsTOPW −19.8 ptsHIGH −18.8 ptsACKY −17.9 ptsYMAX −16.8 ptsHISF −16.4 ptsNDIV −16.4 ptsSDVD −16.4 ptsWEEI −15.8 ptsOARK −15.2 ptsFDND −14.1 ptsSCLZ −14.0 ptsLFGY −13.6 ptsXLRI −13.6 ptsTCAL −13.5 ptsQRMI −13.3 ptsSLJY −13.2 ptsYYY −13.2 ptsYFYA −13.1 ptsHIPS −12.8 ptsJULH −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.0 ptsXLKI −12.0 ptsXBTY −11.8 ptsQUSA −11.7 ptsJULJ −11.5 ptsLJUL −11.5 ptsJANJ −11.4 ptsLJAN −11.4 ptsFGSI −11.3 ptsLOCT −11.2 ptsQLDY −11.2 ptsOCTJ −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsIWMY −10.9 ptsJUCY −10.9 ptsAPRJ −10.5 ptsLAPR −10.5 ptsXISE −10.5 ptsXIJN −10.3 ptsAPRH −10.1 ptsJANH −10.1 ptsXIDE −10.1 ptsXLEI −10.0 ptsOCTH −9.9 ptsJEPI −9.5 ptsAIPI −9.4 ptsMAGY −9.4 ptsBAGY −9.2 ptsXIMR −9.1 ptsSRHR −8.8 ptsBUYW −8.1 ptsRDVI −8.0 ptsIAUI −7.7 ptsOVLH −7.5 ptsVEGA −7.2 ptsXV −7.1 ptsYBTC −7.1 ptsFTHI −6.9 ptsBITY −6.7 ptsXLVI −6.7 ptsXRMI −6.3 ptsIGLD −6.2 ptsFEPI −6.1 ptsYLDE −6.0 ptsGPTY −5.7 ptsKHPI −5.5 ptsQQQI −5.3 ptsSPIN −5.2 ptsTYLG −5.2 ptsSPUT −5.1 ptsETCO −4.8 ptsWTPI −4.6 ptsCAIE −4.1 ptsIQQQ −4.1 ptsPAPI −3.8 ptsBIGY −3.6 ptsJEPQ −3.2 ptsXLBI −3.2 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsIWMW −3.0 ptsWEEL −2.3 ptsGIAX −2.1 ptsDIVO −2.0 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsQDTY −1.6 ptsDFII −1.5 ptsRDTY −1.5 ptsTSPY −1.5 ptsYMAG −1.5 ptsBTCC −1.4 ptsNBOS −1.4 ptsNIHI −1.4 ptsEGGY −1.2 ptsSPYI −1.2 ptsRYLD −1.1 ptsRYLG −1.0 ptsXDTE −1.0 ptsXPAY −0.9 ptsSDTY −0.8 ptsWDTE −0.8 ptsJOYT −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsKGLD −0.6 ptsQQQY −0.6 ptsRDTE −0.6 ptsTHTA −0.6 ptsXLII −0.6 ptsFTKI −0.5 ptsGPIQ −0.4 ptsFTQI −0.3 ptsSIXH −0.3 ptsDJIA +0.2 ptsLTTI +0.2 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsGPIX +0.4 ptsXLFI +0.4 ptsQYLG +0.5 ptsHYBI +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.6 ptsIVVW +0.6 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsXYLG +0.7 ptsTDAQ +1.0 ptsIWMI +1.1 ptsQYLD +1.2 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsTLTX +1.3 ptsXYLD +1.4 ptsHYGW +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsBNDI +1.7 ptsOVS +1.7 ptsPBP +1.9 ptsTLTI +1.9 ptsXLUI +1.9 ptsBALI +2.0 ptsBTCI +2.0 ptsCHPY +2.3 ptsOVB +2.3 ptsOVT +2.3 ptsYBIT +2.3 ptsITWO +2.4 ptsOVL +2.6 ptsYETH +2.8 ptsOVM +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.0 ptsSOXY +3.5 ptsDUBS +3.7 ptsLQDW +3.8 ptsXLYI +4.1 ptsTLTW +4.2 ptsOVF +4.5 ptsDOGG +4.6 ptsOMAH +4.9 ptsIDVO +5.2 ptsSEPI +5.2 ptsBCCC +5.9 ptsCEPI +6.0 ptsIDUB +7.2 ptsXLCI +7.9 ptsBUCK +9.6 ptsUSOY +11.6 ptsXLSI +12.5 ptsKLIP +22.5 ptsBLOX −26.6 ptsBLOX −26.6 pts−35.8 pts+22.5 pts

2% of the 173 sit at or below BLOX on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.5%XBTY −74.1%YETH −66.4%YBTC −60.1%BTCC −59.1%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −57.9%ULTY −54.1%BITY −51.5%SLTY −51.5%BCCC −48.5%BTCI −47.0%LFGY −44.7%DFII −43.7%YMAX −40.7%TOPW −37.7%OARK −34.0%GDXY −33.1%KLIP −32.5%YMAG −28.1%YQQQ −25.7%MAGY −25.3%IWMY −24.9%CEPI −22.5%RDTY −21.8%RDTE −21.4%QLDY −20.3%QDTE −19.2%TLTX −18.5%EGGY −16.2%XLYI −15.5%ACKY −15.1%WDTE −14.8%QDTY −14.0%AIPI −13.8%TLTP −13.4%XDTE −13.4%QQQY −13.2%LTTI −12.6%XLUI −11.3%QUSA −11.0%SDTY −10.8%GIAX −10.5%FEPI −10.0%TLTW −9.9%LQTI −9.7%XLRI −9.4%TLTI −9.1%LQDW −8.8%XLCI −8.8%XV −8.8%YYY −8.8%TCAL −8.6%HIGH −8.3%FDND −8.2%GPTY −8.1%IGLD −7.9%RNTY −7.3%HIPS −7.0%HYTI −6.8%XLSI −6.5%OMAH −6.3%XLBI −6.3%IWMW −6.2%XLFI −6.2%HYGW −6.0%XPAY −5.8%HYBI −5.5%OVB −5.0%BNDI −4.9%USOY −4.8%HISF −4.7%OVT −4.3%QRMI −3.8%OVM −3.6%FGSI −3.2%HYBL −2.8%CAIE −2.5%JUCY −2.5%XRMI −2.4%BUCK −2.2%CVRD −2.2%MLPD −2.1%IAUI −2.0%IVVW −2.0%YFYA −1.7%JEPI −1.2%XLII −1.2%XIJN −0.9%WTPI −0.8%JULJ −0.6%XISE −0.6%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.4%KNG −0.4%BIGY −0.3%LJUL −0.3%QQQI −0.1%TSPY −0.1%JANH 0.0%JANJ 0.0%LAPR 0.0%OCTH 0.0%XIDE 0.0%APRJ +0.1%LJAN +0.1%LOCT +0.1%OCTJ +0.1%APRH +0.3%FTHI +0.3%XIMR +0.5%WEEL +0.7%SRHR +1.0%SDVD +1.2%SPYI +1.2%IWMI +1.3%KHPI +1.5%BUYW +2.1%DJIA +2.4%QYLG +2.4%XYLG +2.6%YLDE +2.6%NIHI +2.8%RYLD +2.9%KGLD +3.4%TDAQ +3.4%DYLG +3.5%FTKI +3.8%XLVI +4.0%SCLZ +4.1%THTA +4.1%RYLG +4.2%PAPI +4.5%XLKI +4.6%PBP +5.5%JEPQ +5.7%SPIN +5.8%XYLD +5.9%NBOS +6.0%SPUT +6.0%DIVO +7.3%GPIX +7.4%ISPY +7.6%DOGG +8.0%FTQI +8.0%MDST +8.2%TDVI +8.2%OVF +8.3%OVS +8.5%OVLH +8.8%VEGA +8.9%QYLD +9.1%BALI +9.2%GPIQ +9.3%OVL +9.4%RDVI +9.6%ITWO +10.5%IQQQ +10.8%SLJY +12.3%EIPI +12.8%XLEI +12.8%SEPI +13.4%SIXH +14.1%IDVO +14.4%JOYT +15.2%WEEI +17.3%IDUB +17.4%DUBS +17.6%NDIV +20.4%CHPY +20.6%TYLG +20.6%SOXY +64.1%BLOX −40.9%BLOX −40.9%−75.5%+64.1%

8.4% of the 173 sit at or below BLOX on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−26.6 pts250%
what happened to the principal−40.9%8.450%

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What a holder got

BLOX against BITQBLOX returned −14.5% with distributions reinvested against +12.1% for Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy, a gap of −26.6 pts. Of that, 26.3% arrived as cash rather than price.−14.5%BLOX total return+12.1%Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BLOX returned −14.5% with distributions reinvested and Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy returned +12.1%, so a holder came out behind it by 26.6 points. The lighter segment is the 26.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

BLOX top ten by weight, 77.7% of its 20 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
HoldingTickerWeight
VanEck Bitcoin ETF/USHODL11.39%
TSMCTSM9.01%
Hut 8 CorpHUT8.56%
iShares Ethereum Trust ETFETHA8.47%
Galaxy Digital IncGLXY7.71%
IREN LtdIREN7.36%
Cipher Digital IncCIFR7.14%
NVIDIA CorpNVDA6.62%
Robinhood Markets IncHOOD5.88%
Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDarNGHT5.57%

Method

Period by period

BLOX over each window to Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnBITQAhead or behind
3 months7.9%−17.3%−8.9%−2.1%−6.8 pts
6 months19.0%+1.8%+21.8%+33.8%−12.0 pts
1 year26.3%−40.9%−14.5%+12.1%−26.6 pts
Since launch42.0%−24.9%+17.1%+54.4%−37.3 pts

Method

When BLOX pays

BLOX pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.0906 a share, which went ex on Sep 18, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 25, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for BLOX. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 25, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.0906ETFIQ projection
Oct 2, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.0906ETFIQ projection
Oct 9, 2026Oct 12, 2026$0.0906ETFIQ projection
Oct 16, 2026Oct 19, 2026$0.0906ETFIQ projection
Oct 23, 2026Oct 26, 2026$0.0906ETFIQ projection
Oct 30, 2026Nov 2, 2026$0.0906ETFIQ projection
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for BLOX (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for BLOX. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 18, 2026$0.0906
Sep 11, 2026$0.1004
Sep 4, 2026$0.0903
Aug 28, 2026$0.0979
Aug 21, 2026$0.0872
Aug 14, 2026$0.0893
Aug 7, 2026$0.0943
Jul 31, 2026$0.0918
Jul 24, 2026$0.1003
Jul 17, 2026$0.0978
Jul 10, 2026$0.0987
Jul 6, 2026$0.108
Jun 26, 2026$0.1156

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Jun 17, 2025, BLOX has returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested, against +54.4% for Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy, and has paid out 42.0% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 32.7%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

BLOX (Nicholas Crypto Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkCrypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy (proxy)
Paysweekly
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$268m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)32.7%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)0.99%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)44.5%
LaunchedJun 17, 2025
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment1 day
Last paid, per share$0.0906 ex Sep 18, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$1.1466

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has BLOX paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BLOX paid 26.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 40.9%.
Is BLOX ahead of BITQ?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, BLOX returned −14.5% against +12.1% for Crypto industry (BITQ), used as the crypto proxy, so a holder was behind it by 26.6 points.
How often does BLOX pay, and how much?
BLOX pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 32.7% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does BLOX next pay a distribution?
BLOX pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 18, 2026 at $0.0906 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 25, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.
What does BLOX cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.99% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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Compare BLOX

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