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BITQ vs SATO: which is really different?

BITQ and SATO hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and BITQ returned more over the year.

Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF and Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF.

18.8%BITQ in the S&P 500
8.6%SATO in the S&P 500
+12.1%BITQ total return, 1 year
−15.6%SATO total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: BITQ scores higher

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

BITQ 45.4SATO 34.30.1, 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
SATO91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
9%91%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 44% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 6% in9%91%9% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 44% of the fund

36% 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 SATO hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BITQ and SATO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBITQSATO
STRATEGY INC8.72%3.05%
MARA HOLDINGS, INC.4.62%2.76%
Bullish2.52%2.68%
COINBASE GLOBAL, INC.9.20%2.42%
CLEANSPARK, INC.4.97%2.41%
RIOT PLATFORMS, INC.4.83%2.38%
Circle Internet Group Inc3.94%2.34%
Metaplanet Inc.2.93%2.29%
HUT 8 CORP.4.10%2.29%
GALAXY DIGITAL INC.3.62%2.27%
Bitdeer Technologies Group2.10%2.85%
OSL Group Ltd0.99%1.59%
Only in each
Only in BITQOnly in SATO
IREN LIMITED 12.61%POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 15.23%
APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION 5.30%Strive Inc 4.60%
CIPHER MINING INC. 4.17%Nakamoto Inc 3.49%
Figure Technology Solutions Inc 1.44%Canaan Inc 3.35%
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 1.37%BTCS Inc 2.87%
CME GROUP INC. 1.36%SHARPLINK INC 2.84%
BLACKROCK, INC. 1.36%BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc 2.73%
Nu Holdings Ltd 1.36%American Bitcoin Corp 2.65%

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 19, 2026 and Sep 30, 2025.

Performance, window by window

BITQ and SATO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BITQSATOBITQSATOBITQSATO
3 months−2.1%+8.0%−4.4 pts+5.8 pts+0.3 pts+10.5 pts
6 months+33.8%+30.4%+15.8 pts+12.4 pts+9.6 pts+6.2 pts
1 year+12.1%−15.6%−4.4 pts−32.1 pts−9.6 pts−37.3 pts
3 years+290.8%+209.3%+212.4 pts+130.9 pts+192.7 pts+111.1 pts
Since launch+23.7%+6.5%−78.6 pts−79.2 pts−111.2 pts−98.1 pts
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BITQ and SATO 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
SATO
Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF
Holds 60 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerBitwiseInvesco
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 50018.8%8.6%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.7%95.5%
In the Nasdaq-10011.4%6.2%
Holdings3060
Top ten, share of the fund63.2%43.8%
Expense ratio0.85%0.66%
Fee for the differing part0.87%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+12.1%−15.6%
vs the S&P 500−4.4 pts−32.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−9.6 pts−37.3 pts
Below its high−15.7%−31.7%
Net assets$473m$9m

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.

SATO in plain words

By weight, 9% of SATO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −15.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 32.1 pts. It sits 31.7% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do BITQ and SATO hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 36% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BITQ or SATO?
BITQ has 19% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SATO has 9%, so BITQ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BITQ or SATO?
BITQ charges 0.85% a year and SATO charges 0.66%, so SATO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BITQ against SATO, 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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