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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 USHY: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and USHY 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 IWBOnly in USHY
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.73%1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
APPLE INC. 6.03%ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.00%QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.33%SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
ALPHABET INC. 3.00%CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
BROADCOM INC. 2.54%WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
ALPHABET INC. 2.42%ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.88%HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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 USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
USHY
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isRussell 1000Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.8 pts−14.2 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Holdings10241894

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%.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or USHY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and USHY returned +3.3%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWB or USHY?
IWB charges 0.15% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IWB against USHY, 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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