Which returned more over the last year, IVLU or WCMI?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVLU returned +23.8% and WCMI +12.4%.

Which is cheaper, IVLU or WCMI?

IVLU is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IVLU and WCMI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IVLU and 5% of WCMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IVLU vs WCMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

IVLU and WCMI hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and IVLU returned +23.8% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $4.4bn for iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF and $2.1bn for First Trust WCM International Equity ETF.

IVLU costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points; IVLU is 2.1 times larger.

	IVLU	WCMI
Expense ratio	0.31%	0.85%
Net assets	$4.4bn	$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+23.8%	+12.4%
What it tracks	MSCI World ex USA Enhanced Value Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	16.2%	42.9%
Below its high	6.0%, high on Sep 3, 2026	5.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+23.8%

IVLU total return, 1 year

+12.4%

WCMI total return, 1 year

0.31%

IVLU expense ratio

0.85%

WCMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVLU and WCMI hold 5% 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 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IVLU WCMI

KIOXIA HOLDINGS 0.95% 3.46%

BAYER AG 0.83% 1.68%

MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP 0.77% 3.31%

SOCIETE GENERALE SA 0.67% 2.15%

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES 0.47% 3.81%

GLENCORE PLC 0.46% 1.62%

TESCO PLC 0.31% 3.02%

HALEON PLC 0.26% 1.67%

HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.15% 1.00%

Only in IVLU

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.05%

SHELL 1.95%

TOYOTA MOTOR 1.89%

BANCO SANTANDER 1.70%

BNP PARIBAS SA 1.59%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 1.54%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.46%

SIEMENS N AG 1.43%

Only in WCMI

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 7.69%

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc 6.30%

Nebius Group N.V. 5.19%

Constellation Software Inc. 3.80%

Babcock International Group Plc 3.26%

Sony Group Corp. (ADR) 3.10%

Lottomatica Group SpA 2.98%

Siemens Energy AG 2.86%

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On the same fields

IVLU

iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF

WCMI

First Trust WCM International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares First Trust

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +23.8% +12.4%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +6.5 pts −4.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.31% 0.85%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 4.7%

Holdings 344 42

Net assets $4.4bn $2.1bn

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

IVLU in plain words

IVLU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.31% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 344 positions, with the top ten at 16.2%. It sat 6.0% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

WCMI in plain words

WCMI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 5% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 42 positions, with the top ten at 42.9%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVLU or WCMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVLU returned +23.8% and WCMI +12.4%.
Which is cheaper, IVLU or WCMI?: IVLU is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVLU and WCMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IVLU and 5% of WCMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IVLU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IVLU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IVLU ↗WCMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗WCMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for WCMI ↗

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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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