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

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BITO vs EMB: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and EMB 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 BITOOnly in EMB
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%Argentina Republic Government Internatio 1.12%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.73%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.64%
Argentina Republic Government Internatio 0.53%
Uruguay Government International Bonds 0.52%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.51%
Republic of Poland Government Internatio 0.40%
UKRAINE GOVERNMENT 0.38%

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 EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
EMB
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesiShares
What it isBitcoinJ.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year−34.8%+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts−14.7 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.39%
Holdings1681

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.

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or EMB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and EMB returned +2.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or EMB?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BITO against EMB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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