The whole world may be talking about AI nonstop right now, but that doesn’t mean other tech segments are falling off. Some are actually outperforming. Blockchain ETF BLOK, for example, has significantly outperformed its ETF Database Category average over the last year. Could the tech ETF be one to watch in 2026, as well?
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The Amplify Blockchain Technology ETF (BLOK) actively invests in businesses that are leaning into blockchain technology. The fund charges a 76 basis point fee for its services. It launched almost a decade ago, in 2018.
Despite its age, the fund has seen its performance spike in recent years. The blockchain tech ETF returned 31.8% over the last one-year period per ETF Database data. That beat its category average in that time, with the average coming in at just 16.36%.
What’s more, the fund didn’t just benefit from 2025’s kind returns for tech writ large. BLOK has also outperformed significantly over the last three years, returning 56.3% in that time, compared to 23.3% for its category average.
“While there have been many thematic ETFs to launch in the past five years, BLOK has established a strong track record,” said VettaFi Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth.
How, then, does the fund invest? The blockchain tech ETF’s prospectus emphasizes companies embracing “transformational data sharing technologies.” The prospectus defines the blockchain as “a peer-to-peer shared, distributed ledger that facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets in a business network.”
That has led the fund to invest not only in traditional tech companies, but also other firms embracing the blockchain. Its top holding per ETF Database data, Galaxy Digital (GLXY), focuses on data centers and digital assets. It also invests in Bed, Bath, and Beyond (BBBY), which has shown a significant interest in blockchain.
Together, the strategy could make for an interesting tech ETF offering to watch this year. AI can empower blockchain development, with BLOK offering exposure to the knock-on effects without adding to concentration risk.
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Originally published on ETF Trends
VettaFi LLC (“VettaFi”) is the index provider for BLOK, for which it receives an index licensing fee. However, BLOK is not issued, sponsored, endorsed, or sold by VettaFi, and VettaFi has no obligation or liability in connection with the issuance, administration, marketing, or trading of BLOK.
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