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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or VNQ?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ 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 VNQ: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and VNQ 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 VNQ
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%	Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67%
	Welltower Inc 7.86%
	Prologis Inc 7.02%
	Equinix Inc 5.66%
	American Tower Corp 4.55%
	Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67%
	Simon Property Group Inc 3.54%
	Realty Income Corp 3.12%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BITO and VNQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	Vanguard
What it is	Bitcoin	US real estate
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	+5.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	−11.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.13%
Holdings	1	146

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.

VNQ in plain words

VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or VNQ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so VNQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or VNQ?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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