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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VGLT returned −4.0%, so VGLT returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VGLT?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VGLT: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VGLT
BITCOIN 100.00%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.18%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.13%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.12%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.09%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.09%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.08%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.08%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.04%

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 VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	−4.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−20.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	104
Net assets	$63.7bn	$10.6bn

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.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −4.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 39.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VGLT returned −4.0%, so VGLT returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VGLT?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VGLT charges 0.03%, so VGLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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