ETF · First Trust
BLOK First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00BF5DXP42London Stock Exchange: BLOKAJM Ventures LLC
- Technology
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£41.61
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year
- Fund size
- £38.4m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, BLOK (First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BF5DXP42) closed at £41.61 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +71.5%, or +33.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +15.4%
- +11.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +77.3%
- +60.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +71.5%
- +33.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,715 on 13/11/2026 — about £1,339 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −9.0%, 2023 +14.8%, 2024 +19.0%, 2025 +22.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.6%. Returns of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +18.9%; to 30/09/2025: +21.7%; to 30/09/2024: +19.6%; to 30/09/2023: +12.4%; to 30/09/2022: −8.3%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +13.6% | +10.0% | |
| to | +22.7% | +18.5% | |
| to | +19.0% | +14.9% | |
| +14.8% | +10.2% | ||
| −9.0% | −16.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +18.9% | +14.7% |
| from | +21.7% | +16.9% |
| from | +19.6% | +16.6% |
| from | +12.4% | +5.7% |
| from | −8.3% | −15.7% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
12.8%over 5 years
| 1 year | 10.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 11.6% |
| 5 years | 12.8% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −14.4%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −11.9%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +35.6%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 0.0%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 10.8% over 1 year, 11.6% over 3 years, 12.8% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD since November 2021, in pounds: −14.4% from 14/01/2022 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −11.9% (12 months to 14/10/2022); the highest was +35.6% (12 months to 17/04/2026). On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD was at its highest weekly close since November 2021, in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £65
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £321
- of £10,000, before growth
- 91 charge less
- 6 the same
- 22 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD 0.65% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 22 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 6 the same and 91 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2018.
It tracks the Indxx Blockchain Index.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year — about £65 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Technology: Software, chips, AI and other tech companies. One sector only, so prices can move more than a broad fund.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- BLOK
- ISIN
- IE00BF5DXP42
- Also listed as
- LEGR (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- First Trust
- Tracks
- Indxx Blockchain Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year · about £65 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £38.4m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Technology
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £35.68 on 14/11/2025 to £41.61 on 13/11/2026 (+16.6%). The lowest close shown was £34.94 on 27/03/2026 and the highest £41.62 on 22/09/2026.
One close a week. Before 13/08/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
260 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 251 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 147 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of BLOK?
The ongoing charge of BLOK is 0.65% a year — about £65 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD 0.65% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 22 of the 119 other technology funds charge more, 6 the same and 91 less (share classes counted once).
What does BLOK track?
BLOK tracks the Indxx Blockchain Index.
Is BLOK accumulating or distributing?
BLOK is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of BLOK?
The ISIN of BLOK is IE00BF5DXP42. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; BLOK is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as LEGR (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What were BLOK’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of BLOK in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −9.0%, 2023 +14.8%, 2024 +19.0%, 2025 +22.7%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +13.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has BLOK done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 BLOK’s total return was +71.5%, or +33.9% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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