BLOX: Nicholas Crypto Income ETF
Nicholas X-Funds · Crypto Option Income · Tracks Bitcoin
Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year BLOX paid 58.5% but its total return was -31.4%, so none of the payout was earned: the price fell by more than the fund paid out.
| Earned % (3 months) | below -100% |
| Earned % (1 year) | below -100% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | -6% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 29.1 / 100 · rank #346 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -1.10 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -0.79 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 24% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 2.79 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.66 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -43.3% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -48.0% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 1.4 yrs |
Vs. IBIT (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 100% |
| Downside capture | 106% |
| Capture ratio | 0.95 |
| Beta | 0.94 |
| Correlation | 0.73 |
| Tracking | Loosely |
On days IBIT rose, BLOX caught 100% of the gain; on days it fell, BLOX took 106% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 36 shown). Pays Weekly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-06 | $0.0740 |
| 2026-10-30 | $0.0790 |
| 2026-10-23 | $0.0810 |
| 2026-10-16 | $0.0880 |
| 2026-10-09 | $0.0950 |
| 2026-10-02 | $0.0960 |
| 2026-09-25 | $0.1040 |
| 2026-09-18 | $0.0910 |
| 2026-09-11 | $0.1000 |
| 2026-09-04 | $0.0900 |
| 2026-08-28 | $0.0980 |
| 2026-08-21 | $0.0870 |
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEPI REX Crypto Equity Premium Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 43.2% | 51.4% | -1.1% | -15% | 54% | 50% | Weakly | 32 | 24 | Downtrend |
| BTCC Grayscale Bitcoin Covered Call ETF | Crypto Option Income | 46.9% | 66.3% | -20.9% | -73% | 64% | 67% | Closely | 31 | 62 | Downtrend |
| BTCI NEOS Bitcoin High Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 30.0% | 31.6% | -24.1% | below -100% | 85% | 87% | Closely | 30 | 75 | Downtrend |
| YBIT YieldMax Bitcoin Option Income Strategy ETF | Crypto Option Income | 41.6% | 68.7% | -22.8% | -78% | 78% | 80% | Closely | 29 | 75 | Downtrend |
| BITY Amplify Bitcoin 2% Monthly Option Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 26.2% | 31.7% | -30.4% | below -100% | 91% | 96% | Closely | 28 | 62 | Downtrend |
| BAGY Amplify Bitcoin Max Income Covered Call ETF | Crypto Option Income | 32.9% | 48.4% | -30.8% | below -100% | 90% | 96% | Closely | 28 | 41 | Downtrend |
| DFII FT Vest Bitcoin Strategy & Target Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 20.3% | 18.6% | -26.4% | below -100% | 91% | 93% | Closely | 28 | 74 | Downtrend |
| BPI Grayscale Bitcoin Premium Income ETF | Crypto Option Income | 20.1% | 20.6% | -21.6% | below -100% | 88% | 88% | Closely | 27 | 76 | Downtrend |
| YBTC Roundhill Bitcoin Covered Call Strategy ETF | Crypto Option Income | 37.6% | 57.9% | -24.4% | -99% | 79% | 82% | Closely | 27 | 65 | Downtrend |
| XBTY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Bitcoin ETF | Crypto Option Income | 29.9% | 110.8% | -22.1% | -58% | 37% | 44% | Loosely | 24 | 69 | Downtrend |
About BLOX
| Issuer | Nicholas X-Funds |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | Crypto Option Income |
| Strategy | Active mix of crypto-industry stocks, bitcoin/ether ETFs and an option-income overlay; does not hold coins directly |
| Underlying | Bitcoin / crypto stocks |
| Exposure | Bitcoin / Crypto |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Weekly |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% |
| Launched | 2025-06 |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | Partial |
| Rate sensitivity | Neutral |
| Return of capital common | Yes |
| Tax notes | Distributions may include ROC - verify 19a notices |
Research notes: Launched 2025-06-17. Beta to IBIT about 0.94 with ~100% upside capture (1Y to Nov 2026), i.e. keeps most of bitcoin's moves. AUM reported ~$220-275M (2026).
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