BCDF

Horizon Kinetics Blockchain Development ETF

Horizon Kinetics · $23.3m in assets, October 8, 2026

BCDF, the Horizon Kinetics Blockchain Development ETF, is a $23 million ETF whose main story is crypto conviction. Over the past year it returned +2.9%, against +16.8% for broad US ETFs. Figures to October 2, 2026; past performance, not a recommendation.

BCDF · the ETFFRI OCT 2Market price total return
+6.7% a yearTotal return since launch, August 2022
+2.9%Last 12 months
+5.9%Year to date
16.7%Volatility since launch

The narrative it carries

This is its only narrative.

Crypto conviction →

Bitcoin, ether and the companies around them, held through ETFs.

Crypto conviction · the narrative this week
57.0WARM level, 4 of 22
last four weeks
176ETFs carry it
79.8%held by the top five
IBITlargest holder, 49.5%
$141 bncapital, 8th of 22

The band is where this narrative’s level sits among the 22 this week. QUIET means less talked about, not falling.

Who owns the capital
IBIT 49.5%FBTC 11.4%GBTC 7.8%ETHA 7.2%BTC 3.9%171 other ETFs 20.2%79.8%top five
#ETFSHAREASSETS1 YEARCOST
1IBIT49.5%$67.06bn−30.6%0.25%
2FBTC11.4%$15.45bn−30.5%0.25%
3GBTC7.8%$10.61bn−31.4%1.50%
4ETHA7.2%$9.83bn−40.9%0.25%
5BTC3.9%$5.27bn−30.5%0.15%
171 other ETFs20.2%
BCDF: 0.0%

Share is each ETF’s slice of the capital carrying this narrative. 1 year is market price total return; cost is the expense ratio. See all 176 ETFs on the narrative page →

FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN

1M3MYTD1Y3Y*5Y*
BCDF−4.4%+5.1%+5.9%+2.9%+17.1%–
Crypto convictionits narrative+9.5%+39.0%−2.9%−29.5%+50.5%+10.3%
The marketbroad US ETFs+0.8%+2.6%+14.6%+16.8%+22.9%+12.9%

1M, 3M, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y: one month to five years. YTD: year to date. * A year, annualised. A dash means the ETF has not traded for the whole period. Since it started trading on August 2, 2022: +6.7% a year.

$10,000 invested August 31, 2022

BCDF $14,108Crypto conviction $44,971The market $20,411
$0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000Aug 2022Aug 2023Aug 2024Aug 2025$0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000Aug 2022Aug 2024

Year by year

BCDFCrypto convictionThe market
-100%0%100%200%300%BCDF 2023: +25.0%Narrative 2023: +262.2%The market 2023: +27.9%2023BCDF 2024: +14.9%Narrative 2024: +109.5%The market 2024: +23.1%2024BCDF 2025: +11.6%Narrative 2025: -3.4%The market 2025: +16.8%2025BCDF YTD: +5.9%Narrative YTD: -2.9%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD-100%0%100%200%300%BCDF 2023: +25.0%Narrative 2023: +262.2%The market 2023: +27.9%2023BCDF 2024: +14.9%Narrative 2024: +109.5%The market 2024: +23.1%2024BCDF 2025: +11.6%Narrative 2025: -3.4%The market 2025: +16.8%2025BCDF YTD: +5.9%Narrative YTD: -2.9%The market YTD: +14.6%YTD

Total return in each calendar year; this year is year to date. A year appears only if BCDF traded for all of it.

Total return on the market price, with each distribution reinvested on its ex-date. Not the NAV return the issuer publishes; the two differ when the ETF trades above or below the value of its holdings. The narrative is the asset-weighted return of the unlevered ETFs that carry it. The market is the asset-weighted return of broad US index ETFs. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Common questions

What story is BCDF selling?

BCDF’s main story is crypto conviction, which covers bitcoin, ether and the companies around them, held through ETFs.

Which ETFs compete with BCDF?

The ETFs whose weekly returns move most like BCDF’s over the past 3 years are RUNN (0.70), CWS (0.69) and VO (0.69).

How has BCDF performed against its story?

Over the past year BCDF returned +2.9%, the ETFs carrying crypto conviction −29.5% and broad US ETFs +16.8%, to October 2, 2026. Its weekly returns have a correlation of 0.39 with the story. Past performance only.

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Narrative figures are from the weekly board. Performance is market price total return as of October 2, 2026. Assets are StoryVector’s weekly figure. Classification and measurement. Not investment advice. How the measurement works →