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.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

IWM vs VYM

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iShares Russell 2000 ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

IWM and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	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.

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