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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VEU returned +20.6%, so VEU returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VEU?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VEU: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and VEU both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	VEU
USD CASH	0.00%	0.03%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VEU
BITCOIN 100.00%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.36%
	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.08%
	SK hynix Inc 1.60%
	ASML Holding NV 1.56%
	SLBBH1142 1.11%
	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.86%
	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.84%
	Roche Holding AG 0.73%

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 VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VEU Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+20.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+4.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.04%
Holdings	2	3896
Net assets	$63.7bn	$70.4bn

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.

VEU in plain words

VEU tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +20.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 3896 positions, with the top ten at 14.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VEU?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VEU returned +20.6%, so VEU returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VEU?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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