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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VOX returned −0.1%, so VOX returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VOX?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VOX: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard Communication Services ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VOX
BITCOIN 100.00%	Meta Platforms Inc 20.54%
	Alphabet Inc 14.16%
	Alphabet Inc 7.80%
	Verizon Communications Inc 4.53%
	Netflix Inc 4.51%
	Walt Disney Co/The 4.49%
	AT&T Inc 4.40%
	Comcast Corp 3.04%

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 VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Communication Services
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−16.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.09%
Holdings	2	114
Net assets	$63.7bn	$5.7bn

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.

VOX in plain words

VOX tracks an index of Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 69.1%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VOX?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VOX returned −0.1%, so VOX returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VOX?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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