Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or IWO?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or IWO?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IGSB 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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IGSB vs IWO: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and IWO 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 IGSB	Only in IWO
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	MOOG INC CLASS A 0.69%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	GLAUKOS 0.65%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	JFROG 0.64%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.62%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC 0.62%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.61%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	INTERDIGITAL INC 0.60%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	KRYSTAL BIOTECH 0.59%

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.

IGSB and IWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Russell 2000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	−0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.24%
Holdings	4496	970

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 970 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or IWO?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or IWO?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGSB against IWO, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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