Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IWO vs VYM: how they differ
IWO and VYM hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned more over the year.
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IWO and VYM hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IWO | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| UMB Financial Corp. | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | 0.54% | 0.04% |
| Old National Bancorp | 0.06% | 0.04% |
| Archrock, Inc. | 0.43% | 0.03% |
| GATX Corp. | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Installed Building Products, Inc. | 0.33% | 0.03% |
| Valley National Bancorp | 0.11% | 0.03% |
| Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| Piper Sandler Cos. | 0.31% | 0.03% |
| Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. | 0.29% | 0.02% |
| Liberty Energy, Inc. | 0.23% | 0.02% |
| SM Energy Co. | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Only in IWO | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Moog, Inc. 0.73% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.68% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| MaxLinear, Inc. 0.67% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Argan, Inc. 0.66% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| JFrog Ltd. 0.60% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Krystal Biotech, Inc. 0.58% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| ESCO Technologies, Inc. 0.56% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| D-Wave Quantum, Inc. 0.53% | 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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Russell 2000 Growth | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.5 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 1133 | 608 |
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.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% 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, IWO or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +17.0% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IWO or VYM?
- IWO charges 0.24% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IWO and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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