Performance
Total return to 23 Oct 2026, distributions reinvested, before franking. ASX figures are to 30 Sept 2026 and gross of franking, so they run higher for franked Australian funds.
What it costs to hold
Management fee plus trading costs, compared with similar funds.
A typical fund among crypto funds would cost $246 (0.49% a year), so IBIT is $106 cheaper.
Spread is the average gap between buying and selling prices on the ASX. Fees are shown on a flat balance, not compounded on growth. Excludes tax and any adviser or platform fees.
Calendar-year returns
Where the money is
Look-through exposure as at 2 Sept 2026 · 0 securities · top 10 = 0.0%
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −10.6 | −20.1 | 4.2 | 7.6 | −3.2 | −15.8 | 5.2 | 19.3 | 10.6 | −3.2 | −12.2YTD |
Total return each month in %, distributions reinvested, before franking. The latest month runs to the last price date. The first year starts from listing.
Top holdings
Most similar funds
Overlap is the share of the portfolio held in common, look-through. Correlation is of daily returns. High overlap means close substitutes.
IBIT questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is iShares Bitcoin ETF?
The issuer of iShares Bitcoin ETF doesn't publish its holdings in a form we can read, so we can't measure how diversified it is. It is classed as crypto with a Global focus; the product disclosure statement (PDS) and the issuer's fact sheet list what it owns.
Which ETFs does IBIT double up with most?
No other ASX fund shares more than 10% of its holdings with IBIT, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is iShares Bitcoin ETF managed – active or passive?
iShares Bitcoin ETF is passively managed: it follows an index and holds what that index holds, rather than relying on a manager's stock picks.
What will I pay in fees for IBIT?
IBIT charges a management fee of 0.25% a year, about $25 for every $10,000 invested. That is cheaper than 75% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track, where the median fee is 0.44%. Among crypto funds, the median is 0.45%.
It is the cheapest of the 6 crypto assets funds we track.
The fee is taken from the fund's assets and is already reflected in its returns. You'll also pay brokerage when you buy or sell, and the bid-ask spread, which has averaged 0.14% for IBIT.
Does iShares Bitcoin ETF follow a theme?
Yes. iShares Bitcoin ETF focuses on crypto assets. Thematic funds are narrower than the broad market, so they can rise or fall much more than it does.
Other ASX funds with a crypto assets focus include VanEck Bitcoin ETF (VBTC), Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF (CRYP), Betashares Bitcoin ETF (QBTC) and DigitalX Bitcoin ETF (BTXX).
What is under the hood of IBIT?
As at 2 Sept 2026, IBIT's largest holding is Ishares Bitcoin Trust ETF Cl1 (100.0%).
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has iShares Bitcoin ETF performed?
Based on its category, iShares Bitcoin ETF aims to give exposure to crypto asset prices.
IBIT doesn't have a full year of price history yet, so we can't judge its performance.
Tracking difference is the gap between a fund's return and its index's return. We don't hold index returns, so we can't measure it for IBIT; the issuer reports it in the monthly fact sheet. As a guide, a well-run index fund trails its index by about its fee, here 0.25% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.