All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
GBTC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, GBTC returned −34.15% over the past year and −11.26% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 11, 2015, GBTC is up +8,900.13% in real purchasing-power return, or +48.62%/yr, and is currently −38.24% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2025.
Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026
| Mon 2015-05-11💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBTC × |
+8,900.13%
+48.62%/yr |
+47.72%/yr
R2=0.745 |
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| Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC) Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2015-05-11💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| GBTC × |
$10,000.00
2015-05-11 |
$900,012.98
2026-09-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| GBTC × | −11.26% | −34.15% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| GBTC × |
−38.24%
on 2026-09-18 from 2025-10-06 peak |
−90.12%
on 2019-02-06 from 2017-12-18 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBTC × | −34.15% |
+23.43% +11.10%/yr |
+231.35% +49.08%/yr |
+50.60% +8.53%/yr |
+5,161.52% +48.63%/yr |
| Year | GBTC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −11.26% |
| 2025 | −10.05% |
| 2024 | +130.05% |
| 2023 | +304.08% |
| 2022 | −77.27% |
| 2021 | −0.01% |
| 2020 | +285.47% |
| 2019 | +101.94% |
| 2018 | −82.44% |
| 2017 | +1,533.87% |
| 2016 | +89.18% |
| 2015 | +26.27% |
