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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 IWB: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and IWB 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 IWB
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.73%
APPLE INC. 6.03%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.00%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.33%
ALPHABET INC. 3.00%
BROADCOM INC. 2.54%
ALPHABET INC. 2.42%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.88%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BITO and IWB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesiShares
What it isBitcoinRussell 1000
Total return, 1 year−34.8%+16.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts−0.8 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.15%
Holdings11024

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.

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1024 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or IWB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and IWB returned +16.7%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or IWB?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and IWB charges 0.15%, so IWB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BITO against IWB, 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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