Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IJT?

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IJT returned +14.4%, so IJT returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IJT?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs IJT: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBIT and IJT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IBIT and IJT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IJT
USD CASH	0.00%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IJT
BITCOIN 100.00%	VIASAT INC 1.26%
	PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.10%
	FORMFACTOR INC 1.10%
	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.99%
	TG THERAPEUTICS 0.96%
	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.87%
	ALKERMES 0.87%
	STONEX GROUP INC 0.87%

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 18, 2026.

IBIT and IJT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+14.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−2.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.18%
Holdings	2	382
Net assets	$63.7bn	$7.9bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

IJT in plain words

IJT tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 382 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 8.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IJT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IJT returned +14.4%, so IJT returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IJT?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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