Which returned more over the last year, BSV or IWO?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or IWO?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs IWO: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSV	Only in IWO
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	Moog, Inc. 0.73%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.68%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	MaxLinear, Inc. 0.67%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	Argan, Inc. 0.66%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	JFrog Ltd. 0.60%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Krystal Biotech, Inc. 0.58%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	ESCO Technologies, Inc. 0.56%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	FirstCash Holdings, Inc. 0.54%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

BSV and IWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	Russell 2000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.24%
Holdings	3185	1133

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1133 positions, with the top ten at 6.1%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or IWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or IWO?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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