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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWM returned +21.2% and USHY returned +3.3%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IWM or USHY?

IWM charges 0.19% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY 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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IWM vs USHY: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 2000 ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWM 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 IWM	Only in USHY
Moog, Inc. 0.38%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
Hut 8 Corp. 0.37%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
Viasat, Inc. 0.35%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.35%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
Cytokinetics, Inc. 0.35%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
MaxLinear, Inc. 0.34%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
Argan, Inc. 0.34%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
UMB Financial Corp. 0.33%	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.

IWM and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Russell 2000	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+21.2%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+3.7 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.08%
Holdings	2014	1894

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.

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, IWM or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWM returned +21.2% and USHY returned +3.3%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWM or USHY?: IWM charges 0.19% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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