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BLCR vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

BLCR and IWB hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and BLCR returned +26.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $9.8bn for iShares Large Cap Core Active ETF and $49.6bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

IWB costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points; IWB is 5.1 times larger.

BLCR vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
BLCRIWB
Expense ratio0.36%0.15%
Net assets$9.8bn$49.6bn
Total return, 1 year+26.3%+16.6%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedRussell 1000 Index
Holdings in common39%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund48.6%36.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+26.3%
BLCR total return, 1 year
+16.6%
IWB total return, 1 year
0.36%
BLCR expense ratio
0.15%
IWB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BLCR and IWB hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

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39% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BLCR IWB
NVIDIA 7.12% 7.44%
MICROSOFT 6.61% 5.53%
APPLE 4.53% 6.77%
AMAZON.COM INC 5.90% 3.54%
ALPHABET CLASS A 5.06% 2.85%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 5.05% 2.20%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.31% 1.61%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.44% 1.38%
BROADCOM INC 1.35% 2.34%
VISA CLASS A 4.43% 0.91%
ELI LILLY 0.76% 1.31%
INTEL CORPORATION 2.11% 0.67%
Only in BLCR
WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 1.44%
RENTOKIL INITIAL ADS EACH REPRESEN 0.92%
MADISON AIR SOLUTIONS CORP CLASS A 0.35%
Only in IWB
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30%
TESLA INC 1.56%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.34%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.24%
ABBVIE 0.68%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.66%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.65%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 0.65%

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On the same fields

BLCR
iShares Large Cap Core Active ETF
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the Russell 1000
Total return, 1 year +26.3% +16.6%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.6% (IWB) +16.8% (VONE)
Gap to its benchmark +9.6 pts vs IWB −0.1 pts vs VONE
Expense ratio 0.36% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 85.6% 91.7%
Holdings 52 1025
Net assets $9.8bn $49.6bn

BLCR and IWB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About BLCR

BLCR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 52 positions, with the top ten at 48.6%.

About IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BLCR or IWB?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BLCR returned +26.3% and IWB +16.6%.
Which is cheaper, BLCR or IWB?
IWB is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BLCR and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of BLCR and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
BLCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BLCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for BLCR ↗IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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