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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and PFF returned −0.8%, so PFF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or PFF?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so PFF 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 PFF: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and PFF 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 PFF
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%	BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%
	STRATEGY INC 2.99%
	WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%
	ORACLE CORP 2.31%
	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%
	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%
	CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%
	ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%

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 PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	iShares
What it is	Bitcoin	Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	−18.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.45%
Holdings	1	455

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.

PFF in plain words

PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 455 positions, with the top ten at 19.9%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or PFF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and PFF returned −0.8%, so PFF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or PFF?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so PFF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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