{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/btcw-vs-hodl","section":"compare","title":"BTCW vs HODL: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"BTCW and HODL both hold Bitcoin. Over the same days to Oct 28, 2026 BTCW finished 0.21 of a percentage point behind Bitcoin and HODL 0.02 ahead.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Bitcoin more closely, BTCW or HODL?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Oct 28, 2026, BTCW finished 0.21 of a percentage point behind Bitcoin and HODL 0.02 of a percentage point ahead, so HODL tracked it more closely, by 0.19 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 BTCW or HODL 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 BTCW and HODL?","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. BTCW is sponsored by WisdomTree and first traded Jan 11, 2024; HODL by VanEck, first traded Jan 11, 2024."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, BTCW or HODL?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"BTCW charges 0.25% a year and HODL charges 0.20%, so HODL is cheaper. 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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BTCW HODL \n Expense ratio 0.25% 0.20% \n Net assets, BTCW as of Sep 11, 2026 and HODL as of Oct 27, 2026 $162m $1.2bn \n Total return, 1 year \u221228.5% \u221228.3% \n Wh","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, BTCW against HODL, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/btcw-vs-hodl","a":{"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}]},"b":{"ticker":"HODL","name":"VanEck Bitcoin ETF","issuer":"VanEck","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HODL lost 28.3%, against \u221228.3% for bitcoin.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/hodl","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221228.3%","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":"0.0 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":"$1.2bn","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/btcw-vs-hodl"}