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Invesco CoinShares Global Blockchain vs iShares Digital Security

Invesco CoinShares Global Blockchain tracks CoinShares Global Blockchain and iShares Digital Security tracks iSTOXX FactSet Digital Security. They are realistic alternatives for the same slot in a portfolio, but because the indices are different nobody can tell you in advance which will return more. What can be compared objectively is the cost, the replication method, the domicile and how each one is structured — and that is what this page does.

What each one tracks

This is the underlying difference: they do not follow the same index, so their returns will diverge.

Invesco CoinShares Global Blockchain

CoinShares Global Blockchain

iShares Digital Security

iSTOXX FactSet Digital Security

Comparison

Invesco CoinShares Global BlockchainiShares Digital Security
IndexCoinShares Global BlockchainiSTOXX FactSet Digital Security
TER0.65%0.40%
Hist. return*~10%~9%
ReplicationPhysicalPhysical
DistributionAccumulatingAccumulating
DomicileIrlandaIrlanda
CurrencyUSDUSD
Risk6/75/7
ISINIE00BGBN6P67IE00BG0J4C88

What the fee gap actually costs

Applying the SAME 7% gross return to both and contributing €300/month, the only thing moving the result is the TER. This is not a return forecast: it is how much the fee weighs.

HorizonInvesco CoinShares Global BlockchainiShares Digital SecurityDifference
10 years€50,374€51,077€703
20 years€145,272€149,723€4,451
30 years€324,047€340,237€16,190

iShares Digital Security is the cheaper of the two. Remember they track different indices: cost is one factor, not the verdict.

Nobody can know which will perform better: they track different indices and past performance is not a prediction. What is objective today is the cost, the replication, the domicile and the distribution policy.

Invesco

Invesco CoinShares Global Blockchain

iShares

iShares Digital Security

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Invesco CoinShares Global Blockchain and iShares Digital Security?+

They track different indices: Invesco CoinShares Global Blockchain follows CoinShares Global Blockchain and iShares Digital Security follows iSTOXX FactSet Digital Security. They also differ in cost (0.65% vs 0.40% TER), replication (physical vs physical) and domicile (Irlanda vs Irlanda).

Which one will perform better?+

Nobody can know that: they track different indices, so their returns will diverge, and past index performance is not a prediction. What you can control today is the cost, the tax structure and whether the index actually covers what you want exposure to.

Which one is cheaper?+

iShares Digital Security has the lower annual fee. Applying the same 7% gross return to both with €300/month, that fee gap alone is worth about €4,451 after 20 years — that part is arithmetic, not a forecast.

Accumulating or distributing?+

Both are accumulating, so on this point there is no difference between them.

Can I hold both?+

Yes. Unlike two funds tracking the identical index, these give you genuinely different exposure, so holding both is not automatically redundant — just be aware you may end up overlapping on the largest companies and doubling your rebalancing work.

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