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

In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IWM returned +17.2%, so IWM returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IWM?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IWM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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IBIT vs IWM: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and IWM both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IWM
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.13%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IWM
BITCOIN 100.00%	TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.36%
	MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%
	HUT CORP 0.33%
	JFROG 0.33%
	UMB FINANCIAL 0.33%
	VIASAT INC 0.32%
	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.31%
	GLAUKOS 0.31%

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 IWM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+0.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.19%
Holdings	2	1963
Net assets	$63.7bn	$77.2bn

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.

IWM in plain words

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 1963 positions, with the top ten at 3.5%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IWM?: In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IWM returned +17.2%, so IWM returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IWM?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IWM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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