Compare · BTC spot ETFs

GBTC vs ARKB

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust against ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF

ARKB is cheaper: 0.21% vs 1.50% a year, or $12.90 less per $1,000 held.
GBTC is 3.7x the size of ARKB by net assets.

	GBTC	ARKB
Issuer	Grayscale	ARK Invest / 21Shares
Expense ratio	1.50%	0.21%
Net assets (USD)	10.6B	2.9B
YTD return	−5.63%	−4.26%
Net flow, last 5 days	−$47.5M	−$122.0M
Pre-market estimate: median miss	0.06%	0.06%

Both funds hold BTC, so their daily moves are nearly identical; the lasting differences are fees, size and liquidity. Estimate miss is how far Pre-Tick's pre-market estimate landed from the official 9:30 AM ET open (see accuracy). Flows are US spot ETF net flows from SoSoValue. Not investment advice.