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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VCIT returned −0.8%, so VCIT returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VCIT?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VCIT: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and VCIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	VCIT
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.10%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VCIT
BITCOIN 100.00%	Amazon.com Inc 0.29%
	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.28%
	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
	Meta Platforms Inc 0.26%
	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.26%
	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc 0.25%

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 Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	2332
Net assets	$63.7bn	$70.0bn

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.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VCIT returned −0.8%, so VCIT returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VCIT?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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