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 VBTC is $8 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 3 Sept 2026 · 2 securities · top 10 = —
Monthly returns
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | −9.5 | −19.7 | 3.7 | 7.6 | −3.5 | −15.8 | 6.0 | 18.9 | 9.7 | −2.4 | −11.1YTD | ||
| 2025 | 8.2 | −17.4 | −2.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 11.6 | −9.1 | 4.0 | −2.8 | −17.0 | −6.0 | −14.0 |
| 2024 | 8.2 | −13.6 | 5.3 | 16.6 | 39.6 | 1.3 | 62.4 |
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.
VBTC questions answered
Written from the latest data on this page. General information only, not financial advice.
How diversified is VanEck Bitcoin ETF?
VanEck Bitcoin ETF holds 2 securities.
Which ETFs does VBTC double up with most?
No other ASX fund shares more than 10% of its holdings with VBTC, and no fund's returns track it closely, so it offers a fairly distinct exposure.
How is VanEck Bitcoin ETF managed – active or passive?
VanEck 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 VBTC?
VBTC charges a management fee of 0.45% a year, about $45 for every $10,000 invested. Only 46% of the 471 ASX ETFs we track charge more, and the median fee is 0.44%. Among crypto funds, the median is 0.45%.
Lower-cost funds with a similar focus include iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) at 0.25%.
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 0.13% for VBTC.
Does VanEck Bitcoin ETF follow a theme?
Yes. VanEck 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 Betashares Crypto Innovators ETF (CRYP), iShares Bitcoin ETF (IBIT), Betashares Bitcoin ETF (QBTC) and DigitalX Bitcoin ETF (BTXX).
What is under the hood of VBTC?
As at 3 Sept 2026, VBTC's largest holding is VanEck Bitcoin ETF (100.0%).
It follows an index; the issuer's PDS sets out how that index chooses and weights its holdings.
How well has VanEck Bitcoin ETF performed?
Based on its category, VanEck Bitcoin ETF aims to give exposure to crypto asset prices.
To 23 Oct 2026, with distributions reinvested, it returned −31.5% over 1 year. The medians and rankings compare it with crypto funds. Since listing in 2024 it has returned 8.0% a year.
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 VBTC; 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 0.45% a year, and a much bigger gap is a warning sign.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.