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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VEA returned +22.3%, so VEA returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VEA?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VEA: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VEA
BITCOIN 100.00%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.61%
	SK hynix Inc 2.01%
	ASML Holding NV 1.96%
	SLBBH1142 1.25%
	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%
	Roche Holding AG 0.92%
	Royal Bank of Canada 0.86%
	Novartis AG 0.85%

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 VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+5.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	3913
Net assets	$63.7bn	$238.1bn

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.

VEA in plain words

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +22.3% 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. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3913 positions, with the top ten at 13.0%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VEA?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VEA returned +22.3%, so VEA returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VEA?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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