EQWL vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
EQWL and IVV hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and IVV returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $2.8bn for Invesco S&P 100 Equal Weight ETF and $896.4bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.
IVV costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; IVV is far larger, $896.4bn against $2.8bn.
| EQWL | IVV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.03% |
| Net assets | $2.8bn | $896.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.8% | +17.3% |
| What it tracks | Blended - S&P 100 Equal Weight Index | S&P 500 |
| Holdings in common | 43% | |
| Holdings dated | Oct 10, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 11.6% | 39.0% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EQWL and IVV hold 43% 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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43% in common
On the same fields
EQWL and IVV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About EQWL
EQWL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 11.6%.
About IVV
IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 39.0%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EQWL or IVV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EQWL returned +15.8% and IVV +17.3%.
- Which is cheaper, EQWL or IVV?
- IVV is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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