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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and HYG returned +2.9%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or HYG?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so HYG 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 HYG: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and HYG 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 HYG
CME BITCOIN FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/20 81.49%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%
COINBASE BIT FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/2 14.27%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
S&P CME BITCOIN FUTURES DAILY ROLL INDEX 4.24%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%
	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%
	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%
	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
	PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%

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 HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	iShares
What it is	Bitcoin	US high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.49%
Holdings	3	1326

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.

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or HYG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and HYG returned +2.9%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or HYG?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so HYG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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