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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or QQQ?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ 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 QQQ: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and QQQ 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 QQQ
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%	NVIDIA Corp. 8.16%
	Apple Inc. 7.29%
	Microsoft Corp. 5.32%
	Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80%
	Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%
	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70%
	Alphabet Inc. 3.52%
	Tesla, Inc. 3.46%

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 QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	Invesco
What it is	Bitcoin	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	+5.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.18%
Holdings	1	101

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.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or QQQ?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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