Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IWD?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IWD returned +27.4%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or IWD?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IWD charges 0.18%, so GOVT 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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GOVT vs IWD: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IWD 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 GOVT	Only in IWD
United States of America 5.31%	AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.95%
United States of America 2.96%	APPLE INC. 5.38%
United States of America 2.63%	MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.89%
United States of America 2.09%	BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 2.62%
United States of America 1.61%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 2.46%
United States of America 1.57%	INTEL CORPORATION 1.72%
United States of America 1.53%	JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.72%
United States of America 1.51%	EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%

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.

GOVT and IWD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Russell 1000 value
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+27.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	+9.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.18%
Holdings	223	870

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

IWD in plain words

IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 870 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IWD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IWD returned +27.4%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IWD?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IWD charges 0.18%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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