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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and EMB returned +2.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or EMB?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so EMB 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 EMB: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and EMB 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 EMB
CME BITCOIN FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/20 81.49%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%
COINBASE BIT FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/2 14.27%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%
S&P CME BITCOIN FUTURES DAILY ROLL INDEX 4.24%	UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%
	ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%
	GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%
	CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%
	REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%
	ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%

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 EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	iShares
What it is	Bitcoin	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	−14.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.39%
Holdings	3	612

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.

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or EMB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and EMB returned +2.8%, so EMB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or EMB?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so EMB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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