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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and EEM returned +32.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or EEM?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and EEM charges 0.72%, so EEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BITO vs EEM: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and EEM 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 EEM
CME BITCOIN FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/20 81.49%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.18%
COINBASE BIT FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/2 14.27%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.46%
S&P CME BITCOIN FUTURES DAILY ROLL INDEX 4.24%	SK HYNIX 6.07%
	TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.65%
	ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%
	MEDIATEK 1.71%
	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.97%
	CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.83%

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 Sep 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

BITO and EEM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	iShares
What it is	Bitcoin	Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	+32.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	+14.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.72%
Holdings	3	965

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.

EEM in plain words

EEM is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 965 positions, with the top ten at 38.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or EEM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and EEM returned +32.3%, so EEM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or EEM?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and EEM charges 0.72%, so EEM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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