Bitcoin vs Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VFEM)

Bitcoin is the best-known crypto asset, famous for dramatic swings in both directions. How does it compare to a broadly diversified ETF like Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing (VFEM)? Both series are rebased to 100 at the common start date, so the chart shows relative growth directly.

Since November 2014, Bitcoin returned +17041.1% while Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing (VFEM) returned +41.4%.

Returns at a glance

Series	1Y	5Y	10Y	Since November 2014
Bitcoin BTC/USD (Bitstamp)	-44.2%	+55.8%	+10259.2%	+17041.1%
VFEM Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing	+15.3%	+15.7%	+61.4%	+41.4%

View VFEM fund details →

More comparisons

Bitcoin vs other ETFs: Bitcoin vs IWDA · Bitcoin vs VWCE · Bitcoin vs CSPX · Bitcoin vs VUSA

More comparisons with VFEM: Gold vs VFEM · Inflation vs VFEM · Real Estate vs VFEM · Big Mac vs VFEM · Contemporary Art vs VFEM · Magic Cards vs VFEM

Sources: Bitcoin daily close from Bitstamp (BTC/USD). Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets UCITS ETF (USD) Distributing (VFEM, IE00B3VVMM84) NAV from the fund provider.

Research report — not investment, legal, tax, or compliance advice.

Feedback

ETFs

Basket

Compare

Millennial Index