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BITQ vs IBLC: which is really different?

BITQ and IBLC hold 38% of their weight in the same names, and BITQ returned more over the year.

Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF and iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF.

18.8%BITQ in the S&P 500
35.2%IBLC in the S&P 500
+12.1%BITQ total return, 1 year
−3.5%IBLC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: BITQ scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

BITQ 45.4IBLC 28.50.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

BITQ81% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
19%81%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 63% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Sep 30, 2025 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in19%81%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 63% of the fund
IBLC65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
35%65%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 66% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 10% in35%65%inoutside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 66% of the fund

38% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BITQ and IBLC hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BITQ and IBLC both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBITQIBLC
CORE SCIENTIFIC, INC.4.58%3.26%
Bullish2.52%0.85%
OSL Group Ltd0.99%0.18%
Only in each
Only in BITQOnly in IBLC
IREN LIMITED 12.61%COINBASE GLOBAL INC CLASS A 12.29%
COINBASE GLOBAL, INC. 9.20%CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP INC CLASS A 10.36%
STRATEGY INC 8.72%IREN 9.39%
APPLIED DIGITAL CORPORATION 5.30%HUT CORP 6.49%
CLEANSPARK, INC. 4.97%RIOT PLATFORMS 4.88%
RIOT PLATFORMS, INC. 4.83%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.56%
MARA HOLDINGS, INC. 4.62%APPLIED DIGITAL 4.37%
CIPHER MINING INC. 4.17%MASTERCARD CLASS A 3.80%

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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 30, 2025.

Performance, window by window

BITQ and IBLC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BITQIBLCBITQIBLCBITQIBLC
3 months−2.1%−7.8%−4.4 pts−10.0 pts+0.3 pts−5.3 pts
6 months+33.8%+23.1%+15.8 pts+5.1 pts+9.6 pts−1.1 pts
1 year+12.1%−3.5%−4.4 pts−20.1 pts−9.6 pts−25.3 pts
3 years+290.8%+212.2%+212.4 pts+133.8 pts+192.7 pts+114.0 pts
Since launch+23.7%+131.6%−78.6 pts+37.7 pts−111.2 pts−2.2 pts
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BITQ and IBLC on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BITQ
Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF
Holds 30 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 19% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IBLC
iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF
Holds 50 stocks in blockchain and crypto equities, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerBitwiseiShares
ThemeBlockchain and crypto equitiesBlockchain and crypto equities
In the S&P 50018.8%35.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.7%92.7%
In the Nasdaq-10011.4%10.2%
Holdings3050
Top ten, share of the fund63.2%65.9%
Expense ratio0.85%0.47%
Fee for the differing part0.87%0.51%
Total return, 1 year+12.1%−3.5%
vs the S&P 500−4.4 pts−20.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−9.6 pts−25.3 pts
Below its high−15.7%−20.7%
Net assets$473m$89m

BITQ in plain words

By weight, 19% of BITQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 63% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Sep 30, 2025. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 4.4 pts. It sits 15.7% below its all-time high of Nov 9, 2021.

IBLC in plain words

By weight, 35% of IBLC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 66% of the fund across 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −3.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 20.1 pts. It sits 20.7% below its all-time high of Oct 15, 2025.

Questions people ask

Do BITQ and IBLC hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 38% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BITQ or IBLC?
BITQ has 19% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IBLC has 35%, so BITQ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BITQ or IBLC?
BITQ charges 0.85% a year and IBLC charges 0.47%, so IBLC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BITQ against IBLC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 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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