Which returned more over the last year, FLQL or IWB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQL returned +18.4% and IWB +16.6%.

Which is cheaper, FLQL or IWB?

Neither: FLQL and IWB both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FLQL and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of FLQL and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FLQL vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

FLQL and IWB hold 53% of their weight in the same names, and FLQL returned +18.4% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $2.2bn for Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF and $49.6bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; IWB is far larger, $49.6bn against $2.2bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FLQL vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FLQL	IWB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets	$2.2bn	$49.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.4%	+16.6%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	Russell 1000 Index
Holdings in common	53%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	36.0%	36.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+18.4%

FLQL total return, 1 year

+16.6%

IWB total return, 1 year

0.15%

FLQL expense ratio

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FLQL and IWB hold 53% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

53% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FLQL IWB

APPLE INC 6.88% 6.77%

NVIDIA CORP 6.72% 7.44%

MICROSOFT CORP 3.82% 5.53%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.07% 3.54%

ALPHABET INC 3.77% 2.85%

BROADCOM INC 2.47% 2.34%

ALPHABET INC 3.02% 2.30%

META PLATFORMS INC 1.81% 2.20%

TESLA INC 1.35% 1.56%

ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.38% 1.31%

JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.11% 1.24%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 0.97% 1.34%

Only in FLQL

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.28%

WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP 0.10%

Only in IWB

VISA CLASS A 0.91%

WALMART 0.68%

INTEL CORPORATION 0.67%

MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.66%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 0.65%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.58%

CHEVRON 0.55%

BANK OF AMERICA 0.49%

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On the same fields

FLQL

Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index ETF

IWB

iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Franklin iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the Russell 1000

Total return, 1 year +18.4% +16.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not published +16.8% (VONE)

Gap to its benchmark not available −0.1 pts vs VONE

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 91.7%

Holdings 215 1025

Net assets $2.2bn $49.6bn

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

About FLQL

FLQL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 215 positions, with the top ten at 36.0%.

About IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLQL or IWB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQL returned +18.4% and IWB +16.6%.
Which is cheaper, FLQL or IWB?: Neither: FLQL and IWB both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FLQL and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of FLQL and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FLQL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FLQL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin website ↗IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWB ↗

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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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