{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gbtc-vs-ibit","section":"compare","title":"GBTC vs IBIT: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"GBTC and IBIT both hold Bitcoin. Over the same days to Oct 28, 2026 GBTC finished 1.0 percentage point behind Bitcoin and IBIT 0.16 behind.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Bitcoin more closely, GBTC or IBIT?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Oct 28, 2026, GBTC finished 1.0 percentage point behind Bitcoin and IBIT 0.16 of a percentage point behind, so IBIT tracked it more closely, by 0.85 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 GBTC or IBIT 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 GBTC and IBIT?","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. GBTC is sponsored by Grayscale; IBIT by iShares, first traded Jan 11, 2024."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, GBTC or IBIT?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"GBTC charges 1.50% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Crypto ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/crypto/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Compare ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"GBTC vs IBIT","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gbtc-vs-ibit"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"GBTC vs IBIT: Tracking, Returns & Fees","description":"GBTC and IBIT both hold Bitcoin. Over the same days to Oct 28, 2026 GBTC finished 1.0 percentage point behind Bitcoin and IBIT 0.16 behind.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gbtc-vs-ibit","dateModified":"2026-10-28","abstract":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GBTC finished 1.0 percentage point behind Bitcoin and IBIT 0.16 behind.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of GBTC and IBIT","description":"GBTC and IBIT both hold Bitcoin. Over the same days to Oct 28, 2026 GBTC finished 1.0 percentage point behind Bitcoin and IBIT 0.16 behind.","dateModified":"2026-10-28","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gbtc-vs-ibit","license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/crypto.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Fund total return","Coin return over the same days","Tracking difference","Compounded difference","Sponsor's fee","Fee waiver","Staking","Days traded"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Crypto ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":7765,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Crypto ETFs / Compare ETFs / GBTC vs IBIT \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 28, 2026 .\n\n GBTC vs IBIT: Tracking, Returns & Fees\n\n Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GBTC finished 1.0 percentage point behind Bitcoin and IBIT 0.16 behind.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n IBIT costs 1.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.\n GBTC and IBIT at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. GBTC IBIT \n Expense ratio 1.50% 0.25% \n Net assets, GBTC as of Jun 30, 2026 and IBIT as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.1bn $65.4bn \n Total return, 1 year \u221229.3% \u221228.5% \n What ","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, GBTC against IBIT, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/gbtc-vs-ibit","a":{"ticker":"GBTC","name":"Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF","issuer":"Grayscale","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GBTC lost 29.3%, against \u221228.3% for bitcoin.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gbtc","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221229.3%","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":"\u22121.0 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$8.1bn","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":"IBIT","name":"iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IBIT lost 28.5%, against \u221228.3% for bitcoin.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ibit","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":"$65.4bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, 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/gbtc-vs-ibit"}