Which returned more over the last year, IWB or VOX?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and VOX returned +2.9%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IWB or VOX?

IWB charges 0.15% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWB and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 9% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWB vs VOX: how they differ

IWB and VOX hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and IWB returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and VOX hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IWB and VOX both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IWB	VOX
ALPHABET INC.	3.00%	16.14%
ALPHABET INC.	2.42%	10.61%
META PLATFORMS, INC.	1.79%	21.12%
NETFLIX, INC.	0.43%	4.77%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.	0.26%	4.17%
THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY	0.25%	3.96%
AT&T INC.	0.20%	3.69%
COMCAST CORPORATION	0.12%	2.36%
T-MOBILE US, INC.	0.12%	2.50%
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY, INC.	0.09%	2.74%
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.	0.07%	2.00%
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.	0.07%	2.09%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWB	Only in VOX
NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.73%	Lumen Technologies Inc 0.65%
APPLE INC. 6.03%	Snap Inc 0.37%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.00%	Warner Music Group Corp 0.25%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.33%	Telephone and Data Systems Inc 0.24%
BROADCOM INC. 2.54%	Sphere Entertainment Co 0.21%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.88%	Paramount Skydance Corp 0.20%
TESLA, INC. 1.77%	Cinemark Holdings Inc 0.18%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.38%	Lionsgate Studios Corp 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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

IWB and VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF	VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Russell 1000	Communication Services
Total return, 1 year	+16.7%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.8 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	91.9%	84.5%
Holdings	1024	114

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%.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or VOX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and VOX returned +2.9%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VOX?: IWB charges 0.15% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 9% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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