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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 VB: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and VB 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 VB
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.55%
Jabil Inc 0.49%
REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.46%
Astera Labs Inc 0.45%
Natera Inc 0.45%
EMCOR Group Inc 0.45%
Twilio Inc 0.38%
NRG Energy Inc 0.38%

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 VB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
VB
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesVanguard
What it isBitcoinSmall-Cap
Total return, 1 year−34.8%+15.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts−2.3 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.03%
Holdings11311

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.

VB in plain words

VB is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 1311 positions, with the top ten at 4.3%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or VB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and VB returned +15.2%, so VB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or VB?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and VB charges 0.03%, so VB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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