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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so VCIT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or VCIT?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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 VCIT: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and VCIT 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 VCIT
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
	Oracle Corp 0.27%
	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	Vanguard
What it is	Bitcoin	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.03%
Holdings	1	2302

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.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so VCIT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or VCIT?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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