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GBTC · Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF
Over the last 11 years (2015-06 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in GBTC with dividends reinvested grew to $1,922,981, 58.51% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -83.43%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2015-06 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How GBTC held up in past market crashes
GBTC has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 67.8% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. It took 14 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | GBTC deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -56.6% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 5 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -57.8% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 5 months |
| 2022 bear market | -67.8% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 14 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About GBTC
Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF is a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund designed to provide investors with direct exposure to the price of Bitcoin through a traditional brokerage account. The fund holds Bitcoin as its underlying asset and is managed passively to track the value of Bitcoin, less expenses and liabilities.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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