> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.hoseki.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manual Bitcoin and ETFs

> Track holdings Control Center cannot read automatically.

Use these for Bitcoin you can't connect, and for Bitcoin ETF shares. You keep them up to date yourself.

1. Select **Add Account** → **Track Balance, ETF, or xpub**.
2. Pick **Bitcoin Holdings** or **Bitcoin ETF Holdings**.

![Track Balance, ETF, or xpub screen with Bitcoin Holdings, Bitcoin ETF Holdings, and xpub or Descriptor](https://mintcdn.com/hoseki-corp/sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19/images/accounts-manual-type.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19\&q=85\&s=25d666ce78cce9c608bfebe11c1ac19a)

Pick a holding type.

The third choice, **xpub or Descriptor**, tracks a wallet's live balance. See [Track a wallet](https://help.hoseki.app/bitcoin-control-center/accounts/xpub-and-descriptors.md#track-a-wallet).

> [!NOTE]
>
> Manual and ETF holdings count in your totals. They show as **Unverified** and can't go on a statement, because there is nothing to verify.

## Manual Bitcoin

For cold storage, paper wallets, or Bitcoin held elsewhere.

1. Enter a **Display Name** and **Balance (BTC)**.
2. Set the **As of Date**. It defaults to today. The **Portfolio** chart starts the holding on this date.
3. Select **Add Holding**. You see **Holdings Added!** Select **View Holdings** or **Connect Another Account**.

![Manual Bitcoin form with name and amount](https://mintcdn.com/hoseki-corp/XCQqCRepRDP5H4K0/images/accounts-manual-form.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XCQqCRepRDP5H4K0\&q=85\&s=f4d4db123d532d669c3a687a985fc207)

Name and amount.

> [!TIP]
>
> Have the wallet's xpub? [Add it by xpub](https://help.hoseki.app/bitcoin-control-center/accounts/xpub-and-descriptors.md) instead. Control Center then tracks the balance for you.

### Keep it current

Open the holding from **Accounts**.

![Manual holding page with Update Balance and Add Transaction sections](https://mintcdn.com/hoseki-corp/sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19/images/accounts-manual-details.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19\&q=85\&s=954cbe6859b1c452214e1daa37ceb06f)

Update the balance, or log a transaction.

* **Update Balance:** enter the new total and its date. Select **Update**. The chart changes from that date.
* **Add Transaction:** log a **Buy**, **Sell**, **Transfer In**, or **Transfer Out**. Check **Add this amount to balance** to change the balance too.

Things to know:

* With **Add this amount to balance** checked, a **Sell** or **Transfer Out** larger than the balance sets it to zero.
* Unchecked, you may see **Transaction total would exceed the current balance**. Check **Add this amount to balance**, or update the balance first.
* **Deleting a transaction always reverses it** in the balance, even if you didn't check **Add this amount to balance**.
* A back-dated transaction changes the chart from its own date. So does deleting it.
* Deleting a transaction has no confirmation.

## Bitcoin ETFs

1. Enter a **Display Name**, such as your brokerage.
2. For each fund, pick the **ETF** and enter **Shares**. **Date Purchased** is optional.
3. Select **+ Add Another ETF** for more funds.
4. Select **Add ETF Holdings**. You see **ETF Holdings Added!** Select **View Holdings** or **Connect Another Account**.

![Bitcoin ETF holdings form](https://mintcdn.com/hoseki-corp/XCQqCRepRDP5H4K0/images/accounts-etf-form.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XCQqCRepRDP5H4K0\&q=85\&s=4ecdccd1fe7ad8c8749ed891302f880b)

ETF holdings with an estimated BTC total.

Supported funds: IBIT, FBTC, GBTC, ARKB, BITB, HODL, BTC (Grayscale Mini Trust), and MSBT.

### How the BTC amount is worked out

Shares × Bitcoin per share. Bitcoin per share is a fixed reference figure for each fund. It goes down a little each day to reflect the fund's fees.

> [!NOTE]
>
> This is an **estimate**. It is not live fund data. Your broker's figure may differ slightly.

### Change your holdings

Open the ETF account. Under **Holdings**, select **Add Holding** or **Remove**. To change a share count, remove the row and add it again.

![ETF account page with computed balance and a holdings table](https://mintcdn.com/hoseki-corp/UfUbkRUza9CJFqpH/images/accounts-etf-details.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=UfUbkRUza9CJFqpH\&q=85\&s=c4a240315df29ee71617fea080b6f20b)

An ETF account and its holdings.

## Removing a holding

Open the holding. Select **Remove Account**.

* **Manual Bitcoin:** Control Center asks first. Select **Remove** to confirm.
* **ETF:** the account is removed **immediately**, with no confirmation.

![Remove Cold storage? dialog with Cancel and Remove buttons](https://mintcdn.com/hoseki-corp/sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19/images/accounts-manual-remove-dialog.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=sEwUbi4Qgrd8Y_19\&q=85\&s=a8d01450b146812001b9121dd4de3ed3)

Removing a manual holding asks first.

> [!WARNING]
>
> Removing deletes the account, its balance history, and its transactions. There is no undo.

Manual and ETF accounts can't be renamed yet. To rename one, remove it and add it again.


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