{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/btc-vs-btco","section":"compare","title":"BTC vs BTCO: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"BTC and BTCO both hold Bitcoin. Over the same days to Oct 28, 2026 BTC finished 0.09 of a percentage point behind Bitcoin and BTCO 0.24 behind.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Bitcoin more closely, BTC or BTCO?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Oct 28, 2026, BTC finished 0.09 of a percentage point behind Bitcoin and BTCO 0.24 of a percentage point behind, so BTC tracked it more closely, by 0.15 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 BTC or BTCO 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 BTC and BTCO?","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. BTC is sponsored by Grayscale and first traded Jul 31, 2024; BTCO by Invesco, first traded Jan 11, 2024."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, BTC or BTCO?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"BTC charges 0.15% a year and BTCO charges 0.25%, so BTC is cheaper. 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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BTC BTCO \n Expense ratio 0.15% 0.25% \n Net assets, BTC as of Jun 30, 2026 and BTCO as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.2bn $404m \n Total return, 1 year \u221228.4% \u221228.5% \n What it ","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, BTC against BTCO, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/btc-vs-btco","a":{"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}]},"b":{"ticker":"BTCO","name":"Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BTCO lost 28.5%, against \u221228.3% for bitcoin.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/btco","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":"$404m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 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/btc-vs-btco"}