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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and SPHQ returned +16.2%, so SPHQ returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or SPHQ?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so SPHQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs SPHQ: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in SPHQ
BITCOIN 100.00%	Mastercard Inc 5.76%
	Apple Inc 5.75%
	Visa Inc 5.68%
	GE Vernova Inc 3.98%
	Lam Research Corp 3.96%
	Costco Wholesale Corp 3.81%
	Netflix Inc 3.77%
	Cisco Systems Inc 3.57%

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 SPHQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the S&P 500 Quality
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+16.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−0.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Holdings	2	102
Net assets	$63.7bn	$18.6bn

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.

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ tracks the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +16.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 102 positions, with the top ten at 43.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or SPHQ?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and SPHQ returned +16.2%, so SPHQ returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or SPHQ?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so SPHQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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