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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IYR returned +3.9%, so IYR returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IYR?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs IYR: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and IYR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IYR
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.40%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IYR
BITCOIN 100.00%	WELLTOWER 9.88%
	PROLOGIS REIT 9.29%
	AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.66%
	EQUINIX REIT 4.65%
	DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.60%
	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.53%
	REALTY INCOME REIT 4.16%
	PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 3.86%

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 IYR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+3.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−12.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.37%
Holdings	2	62
Net assets	$63.7bn	$4.1bn

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.

IYR in plain words

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +3.9% 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, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 62 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.0% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IYR?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IYR returned +3.9%, so IYR returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IYR?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IYR charges 0.37%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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