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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and SPYD returned +12.1%, so SPYD returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or SPYD?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs SPYD: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in SPYD
BITCOIN 100.00%	HP INC 1.83%
USD CASH 0.00%	ACCENTURE PLC CL A 1.73%
	TARGET CORP 1.53%
	MEDTRONIC PLC 1.50%
	PFIZER INC 1.49%
	AT+T INC 1.47%
	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.45%
	CHEVRON CORP 1.45%

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 SPYD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+12.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−4.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.07%
Holdings	2	81
Net assets	$63.7bn	$7.4bn

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.

SPYD in plain words

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 81 positions, with the top ten at 15.3%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or SPYD?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and SPYD returned +12.1%, so SPYD returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or SPYD?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and SPYD charges 0.07%, so SPYD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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