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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 XLF: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and XLF 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 XLF
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 12.10%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 11.57%
Visa Inc 7.51%
Mastercard Inc 5.47%
Bank of America Corp 4.91%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 3.94%
Wells Fargo & Co 3.34%
Morgan Stanley 3.31%

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 XLF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
XLF
State Street(R) Financial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesState Street
What it isBitcoinFinancials
Total return, 1 year−34.8%+7.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts−9.9 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.08%
Holdings176

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.

XLF in plain words

XLF is an index equity fund tracking the Financials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 76 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or XLF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and XLF returned +7.6%, so XLF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or XLF?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and XLF charges 0.08%, so XLF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BITO against XLF, 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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