{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/brrr-vs-btc","section":"compare","title":"BRRR vs BTC: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"BRRR and BTC both hold Bitcoin. Over the same days to Oct 28, 2026 BRRR finished 0.22 of a percentage point behind Bitcoin and BTC 0.09 behind.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Bitcoin more closely, BRRR or BTC?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Oct 28, 2026, BRRR finished 0.22 of a percentage point behind Bitcoin and BTC 0.09 of a percentage point behind, so BTC tracked it more closely, by 0.13 of a percentage point. That difference is the fee, the custody cost, the friction of creating and redeeming shares in blocks and whatever the market paid for the shares rather than for the coin, all together."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Do BRRR or BTC pay a staking yield?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Bitcoin is a proof of work chain, so there is nothing to stake and no fund holding it can pay a staking yield."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between BRRR and BTC?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Both hold Bitcoin through a custodian and both trade on an exchange, so what separates them is what each costs a holder over time. BRRR is sponsored by CoinShares and first traded Jan 11, 2024; BTC by Grayscale, first traded Jul 31, 2024."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, BRRR or BTC?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"BRRR charges 0.25% a year and BTC charges 0.15%, so BTC is cheaper. 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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BRRR BTC \n Expense ratio 0.25% 0.15% \n Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $342m $3.2bn \n Total return, 1 year \u221228.5% \u221228.4% \n What it tracks ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BRRR against BTC, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/brrr-vs-btc","a":{"ticker":"BRRR","name":"CoinShares Bitcoin ETF","issuer":"CoinShares","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BRRR lost 28.5%, against \u221228.3% for bitcoin.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/brrr","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221228.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Bitcoin over the same days","value":"\u221228.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Difference against Bitcoin, in percentage points","value":"\u22120.2 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days it has traded","value":"702","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$342m","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"10-Q balance sheet, as of Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Holds","value":"Bitcoin","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null}]},"b":{"ticker":"BTC","name":"Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF","issuer":"Grayscale","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BTC lost 28.4%, against \u221228.3% for bitcoin.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/btc","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221228.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Bitcoin over the same days","value":"\u221228.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Difference against Bitcoin, in percentage points","value":"\u22120.1 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days it has traded","value":"564","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.2bn","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"10-Q balance sheet, as of Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Holds","value":"Bitcoin","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/brrr-vs-btc"}