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£41.04
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year
- Fund size
- £28.8m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, BLOK (First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00BF5DXP42) closed at £41.04 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +78.1%, or +39.2% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +20.8%
- +17.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +74.1%
- +57.1% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +78.1%
- +39.2% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,781 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,392 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Volatility and the largest fall need a longer record of this fund’s prices than we hold so far. They appear on this page once we do.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
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
- 86 charge less
- 4 the same
- 28 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process UCITS ETF Accum Shs A USD 0.65% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 28 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 4 the same and 86 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
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
- 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
- £28.8m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Technology
Price chart
Since 13/08/2026, the closing price went from £41.26 on 13/08/2026 to £41.04 on 30/09/2026 (−0.5%). The lowest close shown was £40.70 on 21/08/2026 and the highest £41.62 on 22/09/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 13/08/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
6 weekly closes, from 13/08/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
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, as of 01/10/2026: 28 of the 118 other technology funds charge more, 4 the same and 86 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.
How has BLOK done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 BLOK’s total return was +78.1%, or +39.2% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month published
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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