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Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs IVV: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and IVV both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIBITIVV
USD CASH0.00%0.04%
Only in each
Only in IBITOnly in IVV
BITCOIN 100.00%NVIDIA 8.14%
APPLE 7.42%
MICROSOFT 5.55%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%
ALPHABET CLASS A 3.11%
BROADCOM INC 2.58%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.48%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.22%

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 IVV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IBIT
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Where it sitsCore fundCore fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isHolds bitcoinTracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year−31.1%+16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+16.6%+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500−47.6 pts0.0 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.03%
Holdings2508
Net assets$63.7bn$846.6bn

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.

IVV in plain words

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 508 positions, with the top ten at 38.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IVV?
In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IVV returned +16.6%, so IVV returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IVV?
IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IVV charges 0.03%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBIT against IVV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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