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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and VWO returned +15.6%, so VWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BITO or VWO?

BITO charges 0.95% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO 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 VWO: how they differ

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

ProShares Bitcoin ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITO and VWO 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 VWO
CME BITCOIN FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/20 81.49%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%
COINBASE BIT FUT DIGITAL ASSETS 25/SEP/2 14.27%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%
S&P CME BITCOIN FUTURES DAILY ROLL INDEX 4.24%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%
	Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%
	MediaTek Inc 1.07%
	Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%
	HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%
	Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

BITO and VWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF	VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	ProShares	Vanguard
What it is	Bitcoin	Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year	−34.8%	+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−52.3 pts	−1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.06%
Holdings	3	6355

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.

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BITO or VWO?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BITO returned −34.8% and VWO returned +15.6%, so VWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BITO or VWO?: BITO charges 0.95% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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