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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and IWM +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or IWM?

Neither: BOXX and IWM both charge 0.19% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees

BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and IWM an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWM returned +14.1% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $75.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IWM total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.19%

IWM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.19% a year; their one-year returns differ by 10.1 points; IWM is 5.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BOXX vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	IWM
Return
Measure	BOXX	IWM
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	BOXX	IWM
Below its high		7.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	IWM
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Russell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	IWM
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.19%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$14.4bn	$74.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	IWM
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		3.3%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks the Russell 2000

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (VTWO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VTWO

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.19%

Holdings not counted 1977

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and IWM as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $75.5bn

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

Alert

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.

IWM

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,977 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or IWM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and IWM +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or IWM?: Neither: BOXX and IWM both charge 0.19% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BOXX on its own →IWM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →IWM dividend history →IWM holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWM ↗

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