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

In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IYE returned +45.7%, so IYE returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IYE?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IYE charges 0.37%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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IBIT vs IYE: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares U.S. Energy ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and IYE both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IYE
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.50%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IYE
BITCOIN 100.00%	EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 22.77%
	CHEVRON 15.90%
	CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.41%
	MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.86%
	VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.63%
	PHILLIPS 66 4.30%
	WILLIAMS 3.50%
	EOG RESOURCES 3.13%

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 IYE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of U.S. Energy
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+45.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+29.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.37%
Holdings	2	44
Net assets	$63.7bn	$1.7bn

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.

IYE in plain words

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +45.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 44 positions, with the top ten at 72.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IYE?: In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IYE returned +45.7%, so IYE returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IYE?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IYE charges 0.37%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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