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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VNQ returned +4.6%, so VNQ returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VNQ?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VNQ: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard Real Estate ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VNQ
BITCOIN 100.00%	Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.55%
	Welltower Inc 8.74%
	Prologis Inc 6.90%
	Equinix Inc 5.46%
	American Tower Corp 4.33%
	Simon Property Group Inc 3.64%
	Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.63%
	Realty Income Corp 3.00%

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 VNQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of US real estate
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−11.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.13%
Holdings	2	145
Net assets	$63.7bn	$38.1bn

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.

VNQ in plain words

VNQ tracks an index of US real estate. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 145 positions, with the top ten at 55.5%. It sat 8.0% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VNQ?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VNQ returned +4.6%, so VNQ returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VNQ?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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