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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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IWB vs RSP: how they differ

IWB and RSP hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and IWB returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and RSP hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IWB and RSP both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIWBRSP
INTEL CORPORATION0.88%0.38%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.1.36%0.33%
SANDISK CORPORATION0.48%0.32%
WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION0.31%0.31%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED0.39%0.27%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED0.28%0.26%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED0.54%0.25%
GE VERNOVA INC.0.46%0.25%
ANALOG DEVICES, INC.0.28%0.24%
CATERPILLAR INC.0.70%0.24%
AMAZON.COM, INC.3.33%0.24%
ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.0.26%0.24%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWBOnly in RSP
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0.37%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0.13%NXP Semiconductors N.V. 0.28%
SNOWFLAKE INC. 0.12%Coterra Energy Inc. 0.22%
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION 0.12%Paramount Skydance Corp. 0.20%
CLOUDFLARE, INC. 0.11%TE Connectivity PLC 0.20%
Astera Labs, Inc 0.11%Carnival Corp. 0.20%
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. 0.10%DuPont de Nemours, Inc. 0.19%
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATION 0.10%Erie Indemnity Co. 0.17%

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.

IWB and RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isRussell 1000S&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.8 pts−2.7 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.20%
Already in the S&P 50091.9%99.1%
Holdings1024503

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1024 positions, with the top ten at 33.5%.

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or RSP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and RSP returned +14.8%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWB or RSP?
IWB charges 0.15% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so IWB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and RSP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 99% of RSP by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 42% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IWB against RSP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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