which has the higher return ytd between xau and btc

Since January 1, 2025, XAU/USD has returned 27% and Bitcoin (BTC) has returned 25.7%.

DATE gold Bitcoin
August 15 2025
$3,335.39
$117,398.35
August 14 2025
$3,335.61
$118,359.58
August 13 2025
$3,362.85
$123,344.06
August 12 2025
$3,350.62
$120,172.91
August 11 2025
$3,349.10
$118,731.45
August 10 2025
$3,391.57
$119,306.76
August 09 2025
$116,500.36
August 08 2025
$3,398.78
$116,688.73
August 07 2025
$3,397.31
$117,496.90
August 06 2025
$3,369.04
$115,028.00
August 05 2025
$3,381.27
$114,141.44
August 04 2025
$3,373.37
$115,071.88
August 03 2025
$3,362.13
$114,217.67
August 02 2025
$112,526.91
August 01 2025
$3,362.88
$113,320.09
July 31 2025
$3,290.32
$115,758.20
July 30 2025
$3,275.25
$117,831.19
July 29 2025
$3,326.84
$117,922.15
July 28 2025
$3,314.64
$117,924.47
July 27 2025
$3,333.68
$119,448.49
July 26 2025
$117,947.37
July 25 2025
$3,337.18
$117,635.88
July 24 2025
$3,368.15
$118,368.00
July 23 2025
$3,387.78
$118,754.96
July 22 2025
$3,431.50
$119,995.42