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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +20.1% and IWM returned +26.4%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IVV or IWM?

IVV charges 0.03% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IVV and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 0% of IWM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

IVV vs IWM

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iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

IVV and IWM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P 500	Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	+20.1%	+26.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	+6.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.19%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	0.0%
Holdings	504	2014

IVV in plain words

IVV is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

IWM in plain words

IWM is a index equity fund tracking Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +26.4% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or IWM?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +20.1% and IWM returned +26.4%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IVV or IWM?: IVV charges 0.03% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and IWM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 0% of IWM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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