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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and QQQ returned +21.8%, so QQQ returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or QQQ?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs QQQ: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in QQQ
BITCOIN 100.00%	NVIDIA Corp 8.54%
	Apple Inc 7.83%
	Microsoft Corp 5.81%
	Micron Technology Inc 5.01%
	Amazon.com Inc 4.33%
	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.99%
	Alphabet Inc 3.23%
	Meta Platforms Inc 3.12%

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 and Sep 19, 2026.

IBIT and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+21.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+5.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.18%
Holdings	2	105
Net assets	$63.7bn	$484.3bn

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.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +21.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.7%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and QQQ returned +21.8%, so QQQ returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or QQQ?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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