All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

GBTC: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

GBTC total return snapshot: GBTC returned −31.91% over the past year and −8.12% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 11, 2015, GBTC is up +12,640.37% in nominal total return, or +53.24%/yr, and is currently −36.19% below its total-return high on Oct. 6, 2025.

Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2015-05-11💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
GBTC
×
+12,640.37%
+53.24%/yr
+52.80%/yr
R2=0.782
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2015-05-11💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Start
Value
End
Value
GBTC
×
$10,000.00
2015-05-11
$1,274,036.51
2026-09-18

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-18

  YTD YoY
GBTC
×
−8.12% −31.91%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
GBTC
×
−36.19%
on 2026-09-18
from 2025-10-06 peak
−89.91%
on 2018-12-14
from 2017-12-18 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
GBTC
×
−31.91% +31.43%
+14.64%/yr
+261.57%
+53.48%/yr
+84.43%
+13.02%/yr
+7,220.51%
+53.62%/yr

Annual Returns

Year GBTC
2026 (YTD) −8.12%
2025 −7.65%
2024 +136.68%
2023 +317.61%
2022 −75.80%
2021 +7.03%
2020 +290.72%
2019 +106.56%
2018 −82.10%
2017 +1,568.40%
2016 +93.09%
2015 +26.00%