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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or IEMG?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG 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 IEMG: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and IEMG 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 IEMG
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 12.52%
	SK hynix Inc. 5.83%
	Tencent Holdings Limited 2.38%
	Alibaba Group Holding Limited 1.83%
	MediaTek Inc. 1.42%
	DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 1.03%
	HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.79%
	Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.74%

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 May 31, 2026.

BITO and IEMG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	iShares
What it is	Bitcoin	Core MSCI Emerging Markets
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	+30.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	+13.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.09%
Holdings	1	2695

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.

IEMG in plain words

IEMG is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Emerging Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +30.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2695 positions, with the top ten at 34.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or IEMG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and IEMG returned +30.6%, so IEMG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or IEMG?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and IEMG charges 0.09%, so IEMG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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