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BOXX vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and IWF an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOXX returned +4.0% against +0.9%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $124.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+0.9%
IWF total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.18%
IWF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWF costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; IWF is 8.6 times larger.

BOXX vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXIWF
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+0.9%
Drawdown
Below its high4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedRussell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$14.4bn$123.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund57.5%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the Russell 1000 growth
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +0.9%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.1% (VONG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VONG
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.18%
Holdings not counted 374
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and IWF as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $124.7bn

BOXX and IWF 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.

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or IWF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and IWF +0.9%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or IWF?
IWF is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →IWF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →IWF dividend history →IWF holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWF ↗

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