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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. GSEW IWB \n Expense ratio 0.09% 0.15% \n Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $2.1bn $49.4bn \n Total return, 1 year +13.9% +16.6% \n What it tracks Solactive","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, GSEW against IWB, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gsew-vs-iwb","a":{"ticker":"GSEW","name":"Goldman Sachs Equal Weight U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF","issuer":"Goldman Sachs","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"GSEW tracks an index and returned +13.9% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gsew","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+13.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.09%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"499","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22123.3%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"1.6%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026","value":"$0.3828","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$2.1bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 8, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IWB","name":"iShares Russell 1000 ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"IWB tracks the Russell 1000 and returned +16.6% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/iwb","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+16.6%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.15%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"1025","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22120.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"1.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026","value":"$1.0062","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$49.6bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 9, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":42,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/gsew-vs-iwb"}