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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VCSH?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VCSH: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and VCSH both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	VCSH
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.04%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VCSH
BITCOIN 100.00%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.76%
	Bank of America Corp 0.23%
	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.22%
	AbbVie Inc 0.20%
	CVS Health Corp 0.20%
	T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
	Amazon.com Inc 0.19%
	Boeing Co/The 0.19%

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 VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−15.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	3035
Net assets	$63.7bn	$44.9bn

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.

VCSH in plain words

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +1.6% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VCSH?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VCSH?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so VCSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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