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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 VYMI: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and VYMI 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 VYMI
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73%
Novartis AG 1.56%
Nestle SA 1.44%
Shell PLC 1.43%
Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%
Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08%

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 VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
VYMI
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesVanguard
What it isBitcoinInternational High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year−34.8%+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts+10.7 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.07%
Holdings11582

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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or VYMI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or VYMI?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BITO against VYMI, 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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