Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or IWM?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and IWM returned +21.2%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or IWM?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IGSB 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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IGSB vs IWM: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and IWM 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 IGSB	Only in IWM
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL 0.31%	Moog, Inc. 0.38%
T-MOBILE USA INC 0.18%	Hut 8 Corp. 0.37%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.16%	Viasat, Inc. 0.35%
ABBVIE INC 0.14%	BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.35%
AMAZON.COM INC 0.13%	Cytokinetics, Inc. 0.35%
CVS HEALTH CORP 0.13%	MaxLinear, Inc. 0.34%
BOEING CO 0.12%	Argan, Inc. 0.34%
MARS INC 0.12%	UMB Financial Corp. 0.33%

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 and May 31, 2026.

IGSB and IWM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+21.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.19%
Holdings	4606	2014

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

IWM in plain words

IWM is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 2014 positions, with the top ten at 3.4%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or IWM?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and IWM returned +21.2%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or IWM?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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