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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VCLT returned −3.5%, so VCLT returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VCLT?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VCLT: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and VCLT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	VCLT
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.07%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VCLT
BITCOIN 100.00%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc 0.36%
	CVS Health Corp 0.32%
	MKTLIQ 0.32%
	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
	Boeing Co/The 0.26%
	Amazon.com Inc 0.24%
	Oracle Corp 0.23%
	AT&T Inc 0.23%

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 VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	−3.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−20.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	2864
Net assets	$63.7bn	$9.0bn

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −3.5% 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 17.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VCLT returned −3.5%, so VCLT returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VCLT?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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