ETN / ETP · Bitwise
BTCE Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP
ISIN DE000A27Z304London Stock Exchange: BTCEBitwise Europe GmbH
- Crypto
- ETN / ETP
- Not S&S ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£45.56
on
- Ongoing charge
- 2.00% a year
- Fund size
- £588m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, BTCE (Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP, ISIN DE000A27Z304) closed at £45.56 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 2.00% a year (about £200 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was −29.4%, or −44.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- −30.5%
- −33.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- −29.4%
- −44.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £706 on 13/11/2026 — about £551 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 −23.6%. Returns of Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −31.3%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | −23.6% | −26.0% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −31.3% | −33.8% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
44.3%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since April 2025
- −50.3%
- From to
- Below its highest weekly close since April 2025
- 43.7%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 44.3% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP since April 2025, in pounds: −50.3% from 03/10/2025 to 05/06/2026. On 13/11/2026 the price of Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP was 43.7% below its highest weekly close since April 2025 (03/10/2025), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 2.00%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £200
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £961
- of £10,000, before growth
- 16 charge less
- 0 the same
- 3 charge more
Ongoing charge of Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP 2.00% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 3 of the 19 other crypto products charge more, 0 the same and 16 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP is an exchange-traded product from Bitwise, launched in 2020.
It tracks the Bloomberg Cryptocurrency Fixing for Bitcoin - USD - Benchmark Price Return.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 2.0% a year — about £200 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Crypto: Products that track Bitcoin and other cryptoassets.
Key facts
- Ticker
- BTCE
- ISIN
- DE000A27Z304
- Also listed as
- BTCF (London Stock Exchange, US dollars)
- Provider
- Bitwise
- Tracks
- Bloomberg Cryptocurrency Fixing for Bitcoin - USD - Benchmark Price Return
- Structure
- ETN / ETP
- An exchange-traded note or product: a debt security that promises the return of an index. You also rely on the issuer.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 2.00% a year · about £200 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £588m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Germany
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Stocks and shares ISA
- Not eligible (crypto ETN)
- Since 06/04/2026. HMRC rules allow crypto ETNs in an Innovative Finance ISA, where a provider offers one, and in a SIPP.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Crypto
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £65.96 on 14/11/2025 to £45.56 on 13/11/2026 (−30.9%). The lowest close shown was £40.24 on 05/06/2026 and the highest £65.96 on 14/11/2025.
One close a week. Before 02/10/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
83 weekly closes, from 18/04/2025 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since April 2025, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of BTCE?
The ongoing charge of BTCE is 2.00% a year — about £200 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of Bitwise Physical Bitcoin ETP 2.00% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 3 of the 19 other crypto products charge more, 0 the same and 16 less (share classes counted once).
What does BTCE track?
BTCE tracks the Bloomberg Cryptocurrency Fixing for Bitcoin - USD - Benchmark Price Return.
Is BTCE accumulating or distributing?
BTCE is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of BTCE?
The ISIN of BTCE is DE000A27Z304. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; BTCE is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as BTCF (London Stock Exchange, US dollars).
What were BTCE’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of BTCE in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 −23.6%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has BTCE done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 BTCE’s total return was −29.4%, or −44.9% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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