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21Shares Bitcoin Core ETP (21BC.DE) Alternatives

ETF · Currency in EUR · Last updated Jul 21, 2026

The 21Shares Bitcoin Core ETP (CBTC) aims to track the performance of Bitcoin (BTC) by being 100% physically backed by BTC, providing investors with cost-efficient exposure to the largest cryptoasset.

21Shares Bitcoin Core ETP (21BC.DE) belongs to the Cryptocurrency category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with 21BC.DE. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to 21BC.DE

21BC.DE charges 0.10% annually. No ETFs in the Cryptocurrency category have lower expense ratios; the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.10%.

SymbolNameExpense RatioAUMInception
ETHC.DE
21Shares Ethereum Core Staking ETP0.10%—Sep 202221BC.DE vs ETHC.DE
IB1T.DE
iShares Bitcoin ETP0.25%—Mar 202521BC.DE vs IB1T.DE
BOLD.DE
21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP0.65%—Apr 202221BC.DE vs BOLD.DE
XBTI.DE
DDA Physical Bitcoin ETP A EUR0.95%—Apr 202121BC.DE vs XBTI.DE
21XH.DE
21Shares Crypto Basket Index ETP0.99%—Nov 201821BC.DE vs 21XH.DE

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to 21BC.DE

21BC.DE has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 1. There are 13 ETFs in the Cryptocurrency category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 8.

SymbolNameRisk / Return RankAUMInception
BOLD.DE
21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP
8
—Apr 202221BC.DE vs BOLD.DE
21XJ.DE
21Shares Binance BNB ETP
6
—Oct 201921BC.DE vs 21XJ.DE
21XL.DE
21Shares Chainlink ETP
3
—Jan 202221BC.DE vs 21XL.DE
VETH.DE
VanEck Ethereum ETN
3
—Mar 202121BC.DE vs VETH.DE
ETHA.DE
21Shares Ethereum Staking ETP
3
—Mar 201921BC.DE vs ETHA.DE

Top Performing 21BC.DE Alternatives (YTD)

21BC.DE is at -26.18% YTD. There are 5 ETFs in the Cryptocurrency category with higher YTD returns, going as high as -11.41%.

SymbolNameYTD ReturnAUMInception
BOLD.DE
21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP
-11.41%
—Apr 202221BC.DE vs BOLD.DE
XLME.DE
21Shares Stellar ETP
-11.56%
—Apr 202121BC.DE vs XLME.DE
POLY.DE
21Shares Polygon ETP
-18.33%
—Nov 202121BC.DE vs POLY.DE
COMS.DE
CoinShares Physical Staked Cosmos EUR
-18.69%
—Jun 202221BC.DE vs COMS.DE
IB1T.DE
iShares Bitcoin ETP
-26.15%
—Mar 202521BC.DE vs IB1T.DE

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to 21BC.DE

21BC.DE has 40.84% 1-year volatility. There is 1 ETF in the Cryptocurrency category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 23.99%.

SymbolNameVolatility 1YAUMInception
BOLD.DE
21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP23.99%—Apr 202221BC.DE vs BOLD.DE
IB1T.DE
iShares Bitcoin ETP40.86%—Mar 202521BC.DE vs IB1T.DE
XBTI.DE
DDA Physical Bitcoin ETP A EUR40.94%—Apr 202121BC.DE vs XBTI.DE
HDXM.DE
Hashdex Crypto Momentum Factor ETN42.11%—Nov 202221BC.DE vs HDXM.DE
2BTC.DE
21Shares Bitcoin ETP43.59%—Feb 201921BC.DE vs 2BTC.DE

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to 21BC.DE

21BC.DE has a 1-year max drawdown of -52.29%. There is 1 ETF in the Cryptocurrency category with a shallower 1-year drawdown, going as shallow as -23.33%.

SymbolNameMax Drawdown 1YAUMInception
BOLD.DE
21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP
-23.33%
—Apr 202221BC.DE vs BOLD.DE
IB1T.DE
iShares Bitcoin ETP
-52.30%
—Mar 202521BC.DE vs IB1T.DE
XBTI.DE
DDA Physical Bitcoin ETP A EUR
-52.59%
—Apr 202121BC.DE vs XBTI.DE
HDX1.DE
Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index Europe ETP EUR
-56.57%
—Apr 202221BC.DE vs HDX1.DE
21XJ.DE
21Shares Binance BNB ETP
-57.98%
—Oct 201921BC.DE vs 21XJ.DE

Other ETFs from 21Shares

The 8 most viewed 21Shares ETFs shown here include ETHB.DE, V21A.DE, ABCH.DE and span 1 categories.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
ETHB.DE
21Shares Ethereum Staking ETPCryptocurrency———Mar 201921BC.DE vs ETHB.DE
V21A.DE
21Shares Avalanche Staking ETPCryptocurrency
2
-46.93%
—Nov 202121BC.DE vs V21A.DE
ABCH.DE
21Shares Bitcoin Cash ETPCryptocurrency
2
-63.76%
—Jul 201921BC.DE vs ABCH.DE
ADAA.DE
21Shares Cardano ETP EURCryptocurrency
1
-53.25%
—Apr 202121BC.DE vs ADAA.DE
ADOT.DE
21Shares Polkadot ETPCryptocurrency———Feb 202121BC.DE vs ADOT.DE
2UNI.DE
21Shares Uniswap ETPCryptocurrency
3
-40.69%
—Jan 202221BC.DE vs 2UNI.DE
ALC0.DE
21Shares Algorand ETPCryptocurrency
1
-28.28%
—Nov 202121BC.DE vs ALC0.DE
AXTZ.DE
21Shares Tezos ETPCryptocurrency———Nov 201921BC.DE vs AXTZ.DE

Often Compared With 21BC.DE

Investors most often compare 21BC.DE with IBIT, BTC-USD, BTCE.DE. These 13 comparison targets span 6 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
IBIT
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETFCryptocurrency
2
-25.70%
47.12BJan 202421BC.DE vs IBIT
BTC-USD
Bitcoin
40
-25.13%
——21BC.DE vs BTC-USD
BTCE.DE
ETC Group Physical BitcoinCryptocurrency
1
-26.86%
—Jun 202021BC.DE vs BTCE.DE
XRPI
Volatility Shares XRP ETFCryptocurrency
1
-41.20%
92.72MMay 202521BC.DE vs XRPI
RAND.DE
CoinShares Physical Staked Algorand EURCryptocurrency
1
-35.37%
—Jul 202221BC.DE vs RAND.DE
SOLX.TO
CI Galaxy Solana ETFCryptocurrency———Oct 202421BC.DE vs SOLX.TO
DA20.DE
Bitwise MSCI Digital Assets Select 20 ETPCryptocurrency
2
-35.13%
—Apr 202321BC.DE vs DA20.DE
DAGB.L
VanEck Digital Assets Equity UCITS ETF A USD AccTechnology Equities
10
8.70%
367.91MApr 202121BC.DE vs DAGB.L
DAVV.DE
VanEck Crypto and Blockchain Innovators UCITS ETFTechnology Equities
9
1.41%
—Apr 202121BC.DE vs DAVV.DE
VWCE.DE
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETFGlobal Equities
86
12.90%
—Jul 201921BC.DE vs VWCE.DE
4GLD.DE
Xetra-GoldGold, Precious Metals
30
-6.01%
—Nov 200721BC.DE vs 4GLD.DE
SXR8.DE
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD (Acc)S&P 500
81
12.24%
—May 201021BC.DE vs SXR8.DE
QDVE.DE
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCIT...Technology Equities, S&P 500
52
18.44%
—Nov 201521BC.DE vs QDVE.DE

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