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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VPU returned −0.3%, so VPU returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or VPU?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VPU: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard Utilities ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in VPU
BITCOIN 100.00%	NextEra Energy Inc 11.77%
	Southern Co/The 6.80%
	Duke Energy Corp 6.41%
	Constellation Energy Corp 5.88%
	American Electric Power Co Inc 4.57%
	Dominion Energy Inc 3.98%
	Sempra 3.66%
	Entergy Corp 3.40%

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 VPU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	VPU Vanguard Utilities ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of Utilities
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	−0.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−16.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.09%
Holdings	2	71
Net assets	$63.7bn	$8.2bn

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.

VPU in plain words

VPU tracks an index of Utilities. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −0.3% 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, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 71 positions, with the top ten at 52.9%. It sat 12.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VPU?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VPU returned −0.3%, so VPU returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VPU?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VPU charges 0.09%, so VPU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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