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Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs VXF: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and VXF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIBITVXF
USD CASH0.00%0.01%
Only in each
Only in IBITOnly in VXF
BITCOIN 100.00%SLCMT1142 1.95%
Snowflake Inc 1.37%
Cloudflare Inc 1.16%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.01%
Cheniere Energy Inc 0.73%
Bloom Energy Corp 0.65%
Natera Inc 0.55%
Strategy Inc 0.53%

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 VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IBIT
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
VXF
Vanguard Extended Market ETF
Where it sitsCore fundCore fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isHolds bitcoinTracks an index of Extended Market
Total return, 1 year−31.1%+11.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+16.6%+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500−47.6 pts−5.0 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.05%
Holdings23347
Net assets$63.7bn$31.4bn

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.

VXF in plain words

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +11.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3347 positions, with the top ten at 8.9%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VXF?
In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VXF returned +11.6%, so VXF returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VXF?
IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBIT against VXF, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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