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The Bitcoin product registerETF, ETP, trust and certificate: the structure belongs beside the ticker.

Source-linked desk guide · AI-prepared · Reviewed against sources 2026-10-04. Independent human editorial review pending.

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What does the security actually represent?

Buying a security and holding native Bitcoin are different ownership arrangements.

  1. Underlying

    Identify the asset or exposure the product references.

  2. Structure

    Inspect custody, legal form, fees and redemption terms.

  3. Holder

    Read the rights attached to the security you actually hold.

Before you concludeMatch the exact product, legal structure, issuer and prospectus.

A useful global register compares instruments before ranking them. The original design’s Top 21 is a coverage ambition, not evidence that twenty-one current rows have been independently reconciled.

The notebook / 01

Start with the instrument

Record the legal product name, issuer, identifier, domicile, listing currency, structure, fees and underlying exposure. One product may trade on several exchanges. Counting every listing as a separate pool can double-count the same assets.

An issuer’s assets under management, net asset value and units of bitcoin answer different questions. Preserve their distinct dates instead of putting them in a single unlabeled ranking.

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF: holdings and product disclosures ↗CoinShares Physical Bitcoin: product materials ↗

The notebook / 02

Build an honest comparison

The daily issue contains a dated IBIT holdings record when its freshness gates pass. CoinShares is currently a product-reference source. These do not constitute a complete global ranking; the remaining rows need issuer-level reconciliation.

The latest published edition

The date is part
of the evidence.

October 4, 2026 · Open issue ↗

collected

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF · holdings

Collected: 2026-10-04T17:31:15.881Z
Source-effective: 2026-10-01

  • 803343.05410 BTCIBIT reported BTC holdings · issuer-reported
  • 1414760000.00 sharesIBIT shares outstanding · issuer-reported
Inspect the saved evidence ↗

reference retrieved

CoinShares · Bitcoin ETP

Collected: 2026-10-04T17:31:15.881Z
Source-effective: Not established

Reference availability only, or an unavailable source. No validated metric or headline is supplied.

Inspect the saved evidence ↗

Saved observations are dated records, not continuously live values. Software releases retain their original publication dates. Holdings do not establish fund flows; rates and market access require separate current checks.

From the original design / October 2, 2026

Keep the table.
Keep its date.

These are transcribed historical design tables. Their figures have not been revalidated. They do not update with the daily issue and must not be read as current balances, prices, rates or rankings.

Bitcoin exposure: the global Top 21.

Reference page 6 ↗

October 2, 2026 tracker snapshot; underlying report dates vary · Historical design reference · not revalidated

Bitcoin exposure: the global Top 21. — historical reference
#ProductStructureReported BTC
1iShares Bitcoin TrustETF / trust800,535
2Fidelity Wise OriginETF / trust184,058
3Grayscale Bitcoin TrustETF / trust131,528
4Grayscale Bitcoin MiniETF / trust62,874
5Bitwise BitcoinETF / trust38,189
6ARK 21Shares BitcoinETF / trust35,026
7CoinShares Physical BTCETP21,270
8CoinShares Tracker OneCertificate20,850
9WisdomTree Physical BTCETP19,260
10Purpose BitcoinETF18,373
11iShares Bitcoin ETPETP18,002
12Fidelity Advantage BTCETF14,898
13VanEck Bitcoin TrustETF / trust14,767
14Bitwise Physical BTCETC10,771
15Morgan Stanley BTC TrustETF / trust10,436
1621Shares BitcoinETP8,195
17VanEck BitcoinETN8,195
18CI Galaxy BitcoinETF8,016
19CoinShares ValkyrieETF / trust6,410
20Franklin BitcoinETF / trust6,331
21Invesco Physical BTCETN4,402
  • All 21 rows and their structure labels are transcribed from page 6. Source S04 ranks reported BTC balances within a retrieved tracker universe; exchanges and mixed-asset baskets were excluded.
  • This is a holdings-based proxy for physical exposure, not an exhaustive issuer-verified global AUM ranking. Liabilities, currencies and reporting dates can alter AUM order. Source labels are not verified legal classifications.
  • The reference tracker balance for IBIT differs from the separately collected issuer record used by this site. Those dates and methods are not synchronized.

Read the original 26-source notebook →

The source shelf

Primary records first
  1. 01

    Primary source

    iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF: holdings and product disclosures ↗

    Read the original record and its own date.

  2. 02

    Primary source

    CoinShares Physical Bitcoin: product materials ↗

    Read the original record and its own date.

  3. 03

    Historical source reference

    Reference source: Bitcoin Treasuries product universe ↗

    Source named in the October 2 design. Linked for follow-up; current numerical/deployment claims are not validated by the daily collector.