{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/btc-vs-btcw","section":"compare","title":"BTC vs BTCW: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"BTC and BTCW both hold Bitcoin. Over the same days to Oct 28, 2026 BTC finished 0.09 of a percentage point behind Bitcoin and BTCW 0.21 behind.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Bitcoin more closely, BTC or BTCW?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Oct 28, 2026, BTC finished 0.09 of a percentage point behind Bitcoin and BTCW 0.21 of a percentage point behind, so BTC tracked it more closely, by 0.12 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 BTCW 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 BTCW?","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; BTCW by WisdomTree, first traded Jan 11, 2024."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, BTC or BTCW?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"BTC charges 0.15% a year and BTCW charges 0.25%, so BTC is cheaper. 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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BTC BTCW \n Expense ratio 0.15% 0.25% \n Net assets, BTC as of Jun 30, 2026 and BTCW as of Sep 11, 2026 $3.2bn $162m \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 BTCW, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/btc-vs-btcw","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":"BTCW","name":"WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund","issuer":"WisdomTree","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BTCW lost 28.5%, against \u221228.3% for bitcoin.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/btcw","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":"$162m","as_of":"2026-09-11","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 11, 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-btcw"}