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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IWM returned +21.2%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, GOVT or IWM?

GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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GOVT vs IWM: how they differ

GOVT and IWM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IWM returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IWM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in GOVT	Only in IWM
US TREASURY N/B 0.60%	MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.55%	UMB FINANCIAL 0.34%
TREASURY BOND (OLD) 0.42%	CYTOKINETICS 0.32%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.25%	GLAUKOS 0.32%
TREASURY BOND (OTR) 0.16%	JFROG 0.32%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.11%	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.31%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.11%	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.31%
TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 0.08%	FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC 0.31%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

GOVT and IWM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	U.S. Treasury Bond	Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+21.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	+3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.19%
Holdings	216	1749

GOVT in plain words

GOVT is a bond fund tracking the U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

IWM in plain words

IWM is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1749 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or IWM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.0% and IWM returned +21.2%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IWM?: GOVT charges 0.05% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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