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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VDC returned +5.0%, so VDC returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VDC?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VDC: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VDC
BITCOIN 100.00%	Walmart Inc 13.38%
	Costco Wholesale Corp 12.02%
	Coca-Cola Co/The 9.65%
	Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.45%
	Philip Morris International Inc 4.54%
	PepsiCo Inc 4.53%
	Altria Group Inc 3.75%
	Mondelez International Inc 2.65%

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 VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+5.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−11.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.09%
Holdings	2	106
Net assets	$63.7bn	$7.9bn

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.

VDC in plain words

VDC tracks an index of Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +5.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 106 positions, with the top ten at 64.7%. It sat 7.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VDC?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VDC returned +5.0%, so VDC returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VDC?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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