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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and LQD returned −2.0%, so LQD returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or LQD?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs LQD: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and LQD both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	LQD
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.17%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in LQD
BITCOIN 100.00%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.73%
	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.19%
	T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18%
	CVS HEALTH CORP 0.17%
	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.17%
	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE 0.15%
	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES PTE 0.15%
	AMAZON.COM INC 0.14%

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 LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	−2.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−18.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.14%
Holdings	2	3172
Net assets	$63.7bn	$27.5bn

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.

LQD in plain words

LQD tracks an index of US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −2.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or LQD?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and LQD returned −2.0%, so LQD returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or LQD?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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