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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 IEFA: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and IEFA 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 IEFA
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%ASML Holding N.V. 2.23%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.25%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17%
Novartis AG 1.11%
Nestle S.A. 1.03%
SHELL PLC 1.03%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.90%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.84%

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 IEFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
IEFA
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesiShares
What it isBitcoinCore MSCI EAFE
Total return, 1 year−34.8%+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts+0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.07%
Holdings12632

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.

IEFA in plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% 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. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2632 positions, with the top ten at 11.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or IEFA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or IEFA?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BITO against IEFA, 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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