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IBIT vs VYMI: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and VYMI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIBITVYMI
USD CASH0.00%0.08%
Only in each
Only in IBITOnly in VYMI
BITCOIN 100.00%HSBC Holdings PLC 1.80%
Roche Holding AG 1.57%
Royal Bank of Canada 1.46%
Novartis AG 1.45%
Shell PLC 1.32%
Nestle SA 1.28%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.27%
BHP Group Ltd 1.23%

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 VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IBIT
iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
VYMI
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sitsCore fundCore fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isHolds bitcoinTracks an index of International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year−31.1%+27.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+16.6%+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500−47.6 pts+10.4 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.07%
Holdings21605
Net assets$63.7bn$21.8bn

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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +27.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1605 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or VYMI?
In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and VYMI returned +27.0%, so VYMI returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or VYMI?
IBIT charges 0.25% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBIT against VYMI, 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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