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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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IWO vs IYE: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and iShares U.S. Energy ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWO and IYE 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 IWOOnly in IYE
Moog, Inc. 0.73%EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 21.74%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.68%CHEVRON CORPORATION 15.41%
MaxLinear, Inc. 0.67%CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.51%
Argan, Inc. 0.66%THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. 4.38%
JFrog Ltd. 0.60%SLB N.V. 3.95%
Krystal Biotech, Inc. 0.58%EOG RESOURCES, INC. 3.56%
ESCO Technologies, Inc. 0.56%VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 3.54%
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. 0.54%MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 3.44%

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.

IWO and IYE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWO
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IYE
iShares U.S. Energy ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isRussell 2000 GrowthU.S. Energy
Total return, 1 year+17.0%+48.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.5 pts+31.3 pts
Expense ratio0.24%0.37%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%89.0%
Holdings113338

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1133 positions, with the top ten at 6.1%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IYE in plain words

IYE is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 38 positions, with the top ten at 69.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWO or IYE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +17.0% and IYE returned +48.8%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWO or IYE?
IWO charges 0.24% a year and IYE charges 0.37%, so IWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWO and IYE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 89% of IYE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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