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DES vs IWN: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DES returned +19.2% to IWN's +21.1%; 32% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $14.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF.

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At a glance
+19.2%
DES total return, 1 year
+21.1%
IWN total return, 1 year
0.38%
DES expense ratio
0.24%
IWN expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWN costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points.

DES vs IWN: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDESIWN
Return
Total return, 1 year+19.2%+21.1%
Drawdown
Below its high6.2%, high on Aug 14, 20265.2%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksWisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend IndexRussell 2000 Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.38%0.24%
Net assets, DES as of Jun 30, 2026 and IWN as of Oct 27, 2026$2.2bn$14.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common32%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.6%5.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

32%

By the books each fund has filed, DES and IWN hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DES IWN
PBF ENERGY INC 0.63% 0.49%
MATSON INC 0.36% 0.47%
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP 0.53% 0.34%
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP INC 0.90% 0.34%
HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC 0.71% 0.32%
TEREX CORP 0.31% 0.38%
MACERICH COMPANY (THE) 0.30% 0.47%
PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC 0.67% 0.30%
EASTERN BANKSHARES INC 0.40% 0.30%
CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY 0.46% 0.30%
FULTON FINANCIAL CORP 0.46% 0.30%
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC 0.37% 0.29%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DES
TFS FINANCIAL CORP 1.18%
KODIAK GAS SERVICES INC 1.18%
EPR PROPERTIES 1.03%
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY 0.99%
ARCHROCK INC 0.89%
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.87%
OUTFRONT MEDIA INC 0.85%
TRAVEL PLUS LEISURE COMPANY 0.84%
Only in IWN
UMB FINANCIAL 0.61%
VIASAT INC 0.60%
SM ENERGY 0.60%
JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.59%
CARETRUST REIT 0.58%
OLD NATIONAL BANCORP 0.52%
CYTOKINETICS 0.49%
TERRENO REALTY REIT 0.46%
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Side by side

DES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +19.2% +21.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) +21.3% (VTWV)
Gap to its benchmark +5.9 pts vs IWV −0.2 pts vs VTWV
Expense ratio 0.38% 0.24%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 522 1405
Net assets, DES as of Jun 30, 2026 and IWN as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.2bn $14.0bn

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

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About each fund
DES

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

DES tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% 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 522 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IWN

IWN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.1% with distributions reinvested, against +21.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. 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 1,405 positions, with the top ten at 5.4%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DES or IWN?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DES returned +19.2% and IWN +21.1%.
Which is cheaper, DES or IWN?
IWN is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DES and IWN overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DES and 0% of IWN by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
Other comparisons
DES vs IJSDES vs VTWVAVUV vs DESDES vs VBRIWN vs RWJIWN vs USVMIWN vs VIOVIWN vs VTWV
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DES on its own →IWN on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DES dividend history →DES holdings →IWN dividend history →IWN holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
WisdomTree website ↗
IWN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWN ↗

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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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