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ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US74347G4405

CUSIP

74347G440

Issuer

ProShares

Inception Date

Oct 19, 2021

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

No Index (Active)

Expense Ratio

BITO has a high expense ratio of 0.95%, indicating above-average management fees.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) returned 8.21% year-to-date (YTD) and 59.74% over the past 12 months.


BITO

YTD

8.21%

1M

29.33%

6M

29.64%

1Y

59.74%

5Y*

N/A

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

-3.77%

1M

7.44%

6M

-5.60%

1Y

8.37%

5Y*

14.12%

10Y*

10.46%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of BITO, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20257.95%-17.39%-2.66%13.76%9.58%8.21%
20240.15%44.96%13.32%-17.63%14.00%-11.77%8.01%-10.56%8.45%9.84%38.41%-5.13%105.97%
202340.27%-0.21%22.10%2.08%-8.67%12.51%-5.12%-10.96%2.79%28.06%8.14%10.10%137.32%
2022-16.40%9.19%8.26%-16.53%-17.66%-40.86%27.73%-16.66%-2.99%4.84%-14.88%-2.52%-63.91%
2021-3.70%-9.41%-21.02%-31.09%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 84, BITO is among the top 16% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of BITO is 8484
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of BITO is 8383
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of BITO is 8585
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of BITO is 8080
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of BITO is 9292
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of BITO is 8181
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 11, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 1.02
  • All Time: 0.14

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF provided a 58.21% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $12.68 per share.


20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%$0.00$5.00$10.00$15.0020232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023
Dividend$12.68$14.03$3.10

Dividend yield

58.21%61.58%15.14%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.94$0.72$0.36$0.55$2.56
2024$0.00$0.36$0.73$1.15$1.68$1.77$1.50$1.45$1.21$1.09$0.99$2.11$14.03
2023$0.15$0.10$0.47$0.42$0.43$0.66$0.39$0.01$0.07$0.14$0.27$3.10

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF was 77.86%, occurring on Nov 21, 2022. Recovery took 495 trading sessions.

The current ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF drawdown is 5.86%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-77.86%Nov 10, 2021260Nov 21, 2022495Nov 11, 2024755
-29.82%Dec 18, 202475Apr 8, 2025
-12.06%Oct 21, 20215Oct 27, 20219Nov 9, 202114
-8.58%Nov 25, 20242Nov 26, 20247Dec 6, 20249
-5.4%Dec 9, 20241Dec 9, 20245Dec 16, 20246

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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