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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VOO returned +16.6%, so VOO returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VOO?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VOO: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VOO
BITCOIN 100.00%	NVIDIA Corp 8.09%
	Apple Inc 7.04%
	Microsoft Corp 5.70%
	Amazon.com Inc 3.85%
	Alphabet Inc 3.01%
	Broadcom Inc 2.65%
	Alphabet Inc 2.40%
	Meta Platforms Inc 1.90%

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 VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	508
Net assets	$63.7bn	$1000.0bn

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.

VOO in plain words

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 508 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VOO?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VOO returned +16.6%, so VOO returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VOO?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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