BLOK ETF — Amplify Blockchain Technology ETF

Amplify Blockchain Technology ETF (BLOK)

BLOK is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.12%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.75%, its expense ratio is 0.70%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 68/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 315.4% over the past 8.7 years, 104.3 points ahead of SPY at 211.1%.

At the current 0.12% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $12 per year if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Amplify Blockchain Technology ETF is an actively managed fund that invests at least eighty percent of its assets in equities of companies developing or using blockchain technologies, including crypto miners, exchanges, and related enablers. The fund carries a modest expense ratio of 0.70% and distributes annually at a low rate. It appeals to investors seeking exposure to blockchain and cryptocurrency-adjacent companies through an actively selected equity portfolio.

BLOK performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 315.4% over the past 8.7 years, 104.3 points ahead of SPY at 211.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.6%.

BLOK key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

68 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.08%

Issuer

Amplify ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/16/2018

Expense ratio

0.70%

Distribution rate

0.12%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

0.75%

Last close

$64.86 (as of 2026-09-18)

NAV

$60.75

Premium / discount

6.77% premium

AUM

$1,123,783,237

Average volume

209200.0

Last dividend

$0.0799

Last ex-dividend date

06/29/2026

Last payment date

06/30/2026

Beta

2.46

P/E ratio

18.8048

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.12%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.75%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Amplify ETFs or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BLOK risks and drawbacks

BLOK's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 35.6%.

Who may consider BLOK — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BLOK pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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