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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IYW returned +33.8%, so IYW returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IYW?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IYW 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 IYW: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and IYW both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IYW
USD CASH	0.00%	0.14%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IYW
BITCOIN 100.00%	NVIDIA 17.07%
	APPLE 16.00%
	MICROSOFT 12.10%
	BROADCOM INC 3.27%
	META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.24%
	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.03%
	MICRON TECHNOLOGY 2.97%
	ALPHABET CLASS A 2.59%

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 IYW on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of U.S. Technology
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+33.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+17.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.37%
Holdings	2	154
Net assets	$63.7bn	$25.7bn

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.

IYW in plain words

IYW tracks an index of U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +33.8% 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, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 64.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IYW?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IYW returned +33.8%, so IYW returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IYW?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IYW charges 0.37%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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