{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a Bitcoin ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 13 spot Bitcoin ETFs, with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%, among 56 spot crypto ETFs. Updated every trading night.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf#article","headline":"What is a Bitcoin ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 13 spot Bitcoin ETFs, with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%, among 56 spot crypto ETFs.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a Bitcoin ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does the fund own Bitcoin?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"A spot fund does, through a custodian."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is it the same as owning Bitcoin directly?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It follows the price. You do not own the coin or control keys."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How close does it track?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ETFIQ shows each fund\u2019s tracking difference over several windows."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a Bitcoin ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a Bitcoin ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 13 spot Bitcoin ETFs, with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%, among 56 spot crypto ETFs. Updated every trading night.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1815,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a Bitcoin ETF? \n \n What is a Bitcoin ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 13 spot Bitcoin ETFs, with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%, among 56 spot crypto ETFs.\n \n In plain words\n A spot Bitcoin ETF owns Bitcoin itself with a custodian, so its price follows Bitcoin less the sponsor fee. It gives exposure through a brokerage account without holding the coin.\n ETFIQ covers 13 spot Bitcoin funds with a median sponsor fee of 0.25%. Most are trusts under the 1933 Act, not 1940 Act funds, so they publish different documents. Read tracking difference: the fund\u2019s return less the coin\u2019s over the same dates. A fee waiver can lower the fee for a time; ETFIQ shows both.\n Questions\n Does the fund own Bitcoin? A spot fund does, through a custodian.\n Is it the same as owning Bitcoin directly? It follows the price. You do not own the coin or control keys.\n How close does it track? ETFIQ shows each fund\u2019s tracking difference over several windows.\n Where to next\n Crypto ETFs Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs How much does a crypto ETF cost? What is a spot crypto ETF? What is an Ether ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a Bitcoin ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a Bitcoin ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a Bitcoin ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf Markdown [What is a Bitcoin ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf)","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, What is a Bitcoin ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-bitcoin-etf"}