Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IWM vs VYM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IWM and VYM hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IWM | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| UMB Financial Corp. | 0.33% | 0.04% |
| FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 0.28% | 0.04% |
| Old National Bancorp | 0.28% | 0.04% |
| Jackson Financial, Inc. | 0.19% | 0.03% |
| SM Energy Co. | 0.20% | 0.03% |
| GATX Corp. | 0.20% | 0.03% |
| Terex Corp. | 0.26% | 0.03% |
| Archrock, Inc. | 0.22% | 0.03% |
| Installed Building Products, Inc. | 0.17% | 0.03% |
| Valley National Bancorp | 0.22% | 0.03% |
| Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | 0.20% | 0.03% |
| Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 0.21% | 0.03% |
| Only in IWM | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Moog, Inc. 0.38% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| Hut 8 Corp. 0.37% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Viasat, Inc. 0.35% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.35% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Cytokinetics, Inc. 0.35% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| MaxLinear, Inc. 0.34% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| Argan, Inc. 0.34% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| JFrog Ltd. 0.31% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Russell 2000 | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.4% | +20.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +6.5 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.19% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 2014 | 608 |
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%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is a index equity fund tracking US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IWM or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWM returned +26.4% and VYM returned +20.9%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IWM or VYM?
- IWM charges 0.19% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IWM and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWM and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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