Which returned more over the last year, IYR or VXF?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IYR or VXF?

IYR charges 0.37% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IYR and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IYR and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IYR vs VXF: how they differ

IYR and VXF hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and VXF returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYR and VXF hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IYR and VXF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IYR	VXF
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.	1.22%	0.19%
W.P. CAREY INC.	1.18%	0.19%
JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED	1.07%	0.17%
OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS, INC.	1.05%	0.17%
SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.	1.03%	0.16%
LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY	1.01%	0.16%
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc.	0.94%	0.15%
AGNC INVESTMENT CORP.	0.93%	0.15%
EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC.	0.93%	0.15%
EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC.	0.81%	0.13%
AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT	0.79%	0.12%
BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC.	0.72%	0.11%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IYR	Only in VXF
WELLTOWER INC. 10.88%	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
PROLOGIS, INC. 8.77%	Snowflake Inc 1.03%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. 4.79%	Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%
EQUINIX, INC. 4.58%	Cloudflare Inc 0.92%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. 4.41%	Astera Labs Inc 0.76%
REALTY INCOME CORPORATION 4.29%	Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%
AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION 3.88%	Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%
PUBLIC STORAGE. 3.74%	Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

IYR and VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF	VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Real Estate	Extended Market
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.8 pts	−3.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	80.4%	0.0%
Holdings	61	3365

IYR in plain words

IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 61 positions, with the top ten at 51.5%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYR or VXF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYR or VXF?: IYR charges 0.37% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYR and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IYR and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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