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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 XRT: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and XRT 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 XRT
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 100.00%Groupon Inc 1.78%
RealReal Inc/The 1.75%
Bath & Body Works Inc 1.73%
Warby Parker Inc 1.64%
Upbound Group Inc 1.59%
Coupang Inc 1.55%
Maplebear Inc 1.55%
Revolve Group Inc 1.52%

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 XRT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITO
ProShares Bitcoin ETF
XRT
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Retail ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesState Street
What it isBitcoinSPDR S&P Retail
Total return, 1 year−34.8%−3.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−52.3 pts−20.6 pts
Expense ratio0.95%0.35%
Holdings175

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.

XRT in plain words

XRT is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Retail. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 12.2% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or XRT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and XRT returned −3.0%, so XRT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or XRT?
BITO charges 0.95% a year and XRT charges 0.35%, so XRT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BITO against XRT, 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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