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

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DVY vs IWO: how they differ

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

iShares Select Dividend ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions DVY and IWO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDVYIWO
VALLEY NATIONAL BANCORP0.61%0.11%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVYOnly in IWO
ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.30%Moog, Inc. 0.73%
PFIZER INC 2.22%BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.68%
T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC 2.03%MaxLinear, Inc. 0.67%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.85%Argan, Inc. 0.66%
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.85%JFrog Ltd. 0.60%
ONEOK INC 1.84%Krystal Biotech, Inc. 0.58%
HP INC 1.61%ESCO Technologies, Inc. 0.56%
EDISON INTERNATIONAL 1.54%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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

DVY and IWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
IWO
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isUS dividendRussell 2000 Growth
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts−0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.38%0.24%
Already in the S&P 50080.5%0.0%
Holdings1001133

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.

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, DVY or IWO?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and IWO returned +17.0%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or IWO?
DVY charges 0.38% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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