Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or IWB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and IWB +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or IWB?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and IWB an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% against +4.0%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $14.5bn for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF and $49.1bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points; IWB is 3.4 times larger.

BOXX vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	IWB
Return
Measure	BOXX	IWB
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+13.1%
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	IWB
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Russell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	IWB
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.15%
Net assets	$14.5bn	$49.1bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	IWB
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		92%
Holdings dated		Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		35.3%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the Russell 1000

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.2% (VONE)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VONE

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.15%

Holdings not counted 1025

Net assets $14.5bn $49.1bn

BOXX and IWB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% 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 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or IWB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or IWB?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

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