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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IWF returned +6.6%, so IWF returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IWF?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs IWF: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and IWF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IWF
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.11%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IWF
BITCOIN 100.00%	NVIDIA 15.47%
	APPLE 7.86%
	ALPHABET CLASS A 6.08%
	MICROSOFT 5.47%
	BROADCOM INC 4.97%
	ALPHABET CLASS C 4.89%
	META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.57%
	MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.42%

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 IWF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the Russell 1000 growth
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+6.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−10.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.18%
Holdings	2	375
Net assets	$63.7bn	$125.8bn

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.

IWF in plain words

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 375 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IWF?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IWF returned +6.6%, so IWF returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IWF?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so IWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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