Which returned more over the last year, BITO or BNDX?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or BNDX?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BITO vs BNDX: how they differ

BITO and BNDX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and BNDX returned more over the year.

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and BNDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BITO	Only in BNDX
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%	French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%
	Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%
	Canadian Government Bond 0.13%
	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
	Canadian Government Bond 0.09%
	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%
	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BITO and BNDX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	Vanguard
What it is	Bitcoin	Total International Bond
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	−0.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	−18.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.07%
Holdings	1	6707

BITO in plain words

BITO is a digital asset fund tracking the Bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −34.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.95% a year. It sat 40.3% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 11, 2026.

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or BNDX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so BNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or BNDX?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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