DYNF vs THRO: Differences, Returns & Fees

DYNF and THRO hold 70% of their weight in the same names, and DYNF returned +19.6% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $42.9bn for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF and $7.5bn for iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF.

DYNF costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; DYNF is 5.7 times larger.

DYNF vs THRO: Differences, Returns & Fees
DYNFTHRO
Expense ratio0.26%0.57%
Net assets$42.9bn$7.5bn
Total return, 1 year+19.6%+18.3%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common70%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund41.0%43.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+19.6%
DYNF total return, 1 year
+18.3%
THRO total return, 1 year
0.26%
DYNF expense ratio
0.57%
THRO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and THRO hold 70% 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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70% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DYNF THRO
NVIDIA 8.39% 8.35%
APPLE 7.73% 8.22%
MICROSOFT 5.08% 6.41%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.18% 4.63%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.20% 2.57%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.74% 2.56%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.48% 3.85%
BROADCOM INC 2.55% 2.13%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.96% 2.04%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.65% 1.93%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.05% 1.90%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.89% 2.48%
Only in DYNF
WELLTOWER 0.84%
NETFLIX 0.77%
REALTY INCOME REIT 0.67%
AT&T 0.64%
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP 0.57%
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 0.57%
HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP 0.53%
GE AEROSPACE 0.47%
Only in THRO
3M 0.66%
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES 0.65%
KLA 0.41%
F5 0.35%
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC 0.25%
EMCOR GROUP 0.23%
HALLIBURTON 0.23%
SS AND C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS 0.23%

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On the same fields

DYNF
iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF
THRO
iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +19.6% +18.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.9% (PBUS) +17.3% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark +2.6 pts vs PBUS +1.0 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.26% 0.57%
Already in the S&P 500 94.8% 92.8%
Holdings 261 247
Net assets $42.9bn $7.5bn

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

About DYNF

DYNF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 261 positions, with the top ten at 41.0%.

About THRO

THRO is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 247 positions, with the top ten at 43.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DYNF or THRO?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +19.6% and THRO +18.3%.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or THRO?
DYNF is cheaper, by 0.31 percentage points a year. That is about $31 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DYNF and THRO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 93% of THRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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