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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 VEA: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and VEA 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 VEA
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%ASML Holding NV 2.37%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%
SK hynix Inc 1.40%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
Novartis AG 0.91%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%
Nestle SA 0.82%

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 VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
VEA
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesVanguard
What it isBitcoinDeveloped markets ex US
Total return, 1 year−34.8%+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts+7.0 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.03%
Holdings13870

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.

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% 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, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or VEA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or VEA?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BITO against VEA, 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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