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BITQ vs DAPP: which is really different?

BITQ and DAPP hold 62% of their weight in the same names, and BITQ returned more over the year.

Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF and VanEck Digital Transformation ETF.

18.8%BITQ in the S&P 500
18.6%DAPP in the S&P 500
+12.1%BITQ total return, 1 year
−3.6%DAPP total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DAPP scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

BITQ 45.4DAPP 81.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

BITQ81% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
19%81%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 63% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Sep 30, 2025 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in19%81%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 63% of the fund
DAPP81% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
19%81%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 66% of the fund · 20 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 5% in19%81%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 66% of the fund

62% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITQ and DAPP hold 62% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BITQ and DAPP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBITQDAPP
COINBASE GLOBAL, INC.9.20%8.54%
STRATEGY INC8.72%5.01%
RIOT PLATFORMS, INC.4.83%5.17%
CLEANSPARK, INC.4.97%4.71%
MARA HOLDINGS, INC.4.62%4.80%
CORE SCIENTIFIC, INC.4.58%4.30%
CIPHER MINING INC.4.17%4.69%
TERAWULF INC.4.17%4.29%
HUT 8 CORP.4.10%5.44%
Circle Internet Group Inc3.94%6.63%
GALAXY DIGITAL INC.3.62%4.24%
Metaplanet Inc.2.93%3.18%
Only in each
Only in BITQOnly in DAPP
IREN LIMITED 12.61%Block Inc 7.38%
APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION 5.30%Iren Ltd 6.42%
ROBINHOOD MARKETS, INC. 1.61%Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc 6.18%
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 1.37%Applied Digital Corp 4.48%
CME GROUP INC. 1.36%Bc Technology Group Ltd 1.87%
BLACKROCK, INC. 1.36%
Nu Holdings Ltd 1.36%
MercadoLibre, Inc. 1.32%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 30, 2025.

Performance, window by window

BITQ and DAPP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BITQDAPPBITQDAPPBITQDAPP
3 months−2.1%−5.0%−4.4 pts−7.3 pts+0.3 pts−2.6 pts
6 months+33.8%+29.7%+15.8 pts+11.7 pts+9.6 pts+5.5 pts
1 year+12.1%−3.6%−4.4 pts−20.2 pts−9.6 pts−25.4 pts
3 years+290.8%+266.1%+212.4 pts+187.7 pts+192.7 pts+167.9 pts
Since launch+23.7%−27.9%−78.6 pts−127.1 pts−111.2 pts−149.0 pts
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BITQ and DAPP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITQ
Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF
Holds 30 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 19% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
DAPP
VanEck Digital Transformation ETF
Holds 20 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 19% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerBitwiseVanEck
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 50018.8%18.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.7%99.9%
In the Nasdaq-10011.4%5.3%
Holdings3020
Top ten, share of the fund63.2%65.6%
Expense ratio0.85%0.52%
Fee for the differing part0.87%0.52%
Total return, 1 year+12.1%−3.6%
vs the S&P 500−4.4 pts−20.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−9.6 pts−25.4 pts
Below its high−15.7%−30.2%
Net assets$473m$480m

BITQ in plain words

By weight, 19% of BITQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 63% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Sep 30, 2025. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 4.4 pts. It sits 15.7% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

DAPP in plain words

By weight, 19% of DAPP's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 66% of the fund across 20 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −3.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 20.2 pts. It sits 30.2% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do BITQ and DAPP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 62% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BITQ or DAPP?
BITQ has 19% of its weight in S&P 500 names and DAPP has 19%, so DAPP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BITQ or DAPP?
BITQ charges 0.85% a year and DAPP charges 0.52%, so DAPP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BITQ against DAPP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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