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BITX

GradeCChicago Board Options Exchange

2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF

Leveraged · Leveraged & Inverse · Volatility Shares · Inception 2023-06-27

This fund multiplies its index's move each day and resets that multiple daily. Because daily returns compound, its long-run return can differ from the headline multiple.

$19.98−1.03 (−4.93%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

History starts Jun 27, 2023.
Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 21.01 to 19.98. Range 19.78 to 20.80. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$19.75$20.25$20.50$20.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
2.75%
Fund size
$1.4B
1Y return
−57.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
12.59%
Holdings
3
Volume · 30D
10.1M sh
NAV per share
$21.14
52W range
low $10.09high $67.02

The ETF.net BITX Grade

C

53/ 100

Rank 4 of 15 in 2x Long Crypto

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for BITX. Scores out of 100: Cost 21, Risk 66, Mission not scored, Tradability 96, Holdings not scored, Durability 77. Strongest: Tradability (96). Weakest: Cost (21). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 53 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 21
    Category rank12/15 · bottom quartile
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 66
    Category rank5/15 · top 33%
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 96
    Category rank2/15 · top 13%
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 77
    Category rank2/15 · top 13%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

Our read on BITX

ETF.net Research

COne of the original 2x bitcoin funds, live since 2023. BITX aims for twice the daily move of a bitcoin futures index, resets that math every day, and trades heavily. High-octane, priced like it, and built for days rather than decades.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks daily results equal to twice the daily performance of the S&P CME Bitcoin Futures Daily Roll Index, before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Aims for twice the daily move of the S&P CME Bitcoin Futures Daily Roll Index inside an ordinary 1940 Act ETF. No margin account, no wallet, no crypto exchange login.
  2. 02Very actively traded, so getting in and out is rarely the hard part. That matters in a product built around single-day exposure.
  3. 03Trading since 2023, a long operating history for geared crypto, and it makes distributions on a monthly cadence.

Worth knowing

  1. 01At 2.75% a year, it is the expensive lane to this trade. Its peer group's median is 1.89%, and ProShares' BITU charges 0.98% for 2x bitcoin exposure.
  2. 02The 2x target resets daily. Over longer holds, choppy markets compound against you, and multi-day results can land well away from twice bitcoin's move.
  3. 03The reference is a bitcoin futures index, not spot bitcoin, so futures roll mechanics sit between you and the coin price.

BITX Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 4:17 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
3
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
CME Bitcoin Fut Oct2656.2%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001CME Bitcoin Fut Oct2656.19%5,085$2.1B1
002Cash & Other33.33%1,233,158,545$1.2B674
003CME Bitcoin Fut Sep2610.48%953$388M4

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

BITX Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

BITX$4,212
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. BITX $4,212. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$1,239$7,229$13,220Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for BITX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBITX
Year to date−23.6%
1 month+22.3%
3 months+68.0%
1 year−57.9%
3 years+39.5%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BITX
YearReturn barBITX
2026 YTD−23.6%
2025−38.4%
2024+162.9%
2023+47.2%

Since listing, Jun 27, 2023

BITX in the news

BITX Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
12.59%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.65Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.01 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 28 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. May 22, 2024 $0.97; Jun 25, 2024 $0.86; Jul 24, 2024 $0.68; Aug 28, 2024 $0.63; Sep 26, 2024 $0.63; Oct 29, 2024 $0.59; Nov 26, 2024 $0.61; Dec 16, 2024 $0.58; Jan 29, 2025 $0.09; Feb 26, 2025 $0.06; Mar 27, 2025 $0.53; Apr 28, 2025 $0.54; May 28, 2025 $0.52; Jun 26, 2025 $0.54; Jul 29, 2025 $0.61; Aug 27, 2025 $0.62; Sep 26, 2025 $0.61; Oct 29, 2025 $0.57; Nov 25, 2025 $0.57; Dec 15, 2025 $0.74; Jan 21, 2026 $0.03; Feb 18, 2026 $0.02; Mar 18, 2026 $0.02; Apr 22, 2026 $0.02; May 20, 2026 $0.02; Jun 17, 2026 $0.02; Jul 22, 2026 $0.01; Aug 19, 2026 $0.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Aug 19, 2026Aug 20, 2026$0.01
Jul 22, 2026Jul 23, 2026$0.01
Jun 17, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.02
May 20, 2026May 21, 2026$0.02
Apr 22, 2026Apr 23, 2026$0.02
Mar 18, 2026Mar 19, 2026$0.02
Feb 18, 2026Feb 19, 2026$0.02
Jan 21, 2026Jan 22, 2026$0.03
Dec 15, 2025Dec 16, 2025$0.74
Nov 25, 2025Nov 26, 2025$0.57
Oct 29, 2025Oct 30, 2025$0.57
Sep 26, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.61

BITX Risk

This fund targets a multiple of the daily move of its index and resets daily. Hold it longer than one reset and compounding makes the return diverge from that target. In choppy markets it can lose value even when the index ends flat.

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
110.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.69
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−83.4%
38 months · trough Jun 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
3.26
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

BITX Cost

Expense ratio2.75%
  • The middle half of 2x Long Crypto funds
  • Median 1.89%

11 of the 15 2x Long Crypto funds charge less.

BITX costs $275.00 a year on $10,000. The median 2x Long Crypto fund costs $189.00.