Are IVV and KWEB in the same category?

IVV is a stock ETF and KWEB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or KWEB?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and KWEB −40.6%.

Which is cheaper, IVV or KWEB?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IVV and KWEB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 0% of KWEB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IVV vs KWEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IVV returned +13.7% to KWEB's −40.6%, and IVV charges 0.03% to KWEB's 0.69%.

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Net assets: $885.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $4.3bn on Oct 28, 2026 for KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

−40.6%

KWEB total return, 1 year

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.69%

KWEB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 54.3 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $4.3bn.

IVV vs KWEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IVV	KWEB
Return
Measure	IVV	KWEB
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	−40.6%
Drawdown
Measure	IVV	KWEB
Below its all-time high		73.4%, high on Feb 17, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	IVV	KWEB
What it tracks	S&P 500	Internet and e-commerce
Cost and size
Measure	IVV	KWEB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.69%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$885.1bn	$4.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IVV	KWEB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.1%	62%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and KWEB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVV KWEB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IVV

NVIDIA 7.92%

APPLE 7.61%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%

Only in KWEB

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 9.90%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 8.70%

PDD HOLDINGS INC 8.45%

MEITUAN-CLASS B 7.40%

NETEASE INC 6.54%

KE HOLDINGS INC-CL A 4.97%

LENOVO GROUP LTD 4.59%

JD.COM INC-CLASS A 4.16%

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Side by side

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares KraneShares

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Internet and e-commerce

Total return, 1 year +13.7% −40.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.69%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 0.0%

Holdings 505 45

Net assets, IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 and KWEB as of Oct 28, 2026 $885.1bn $4.3bn

IVV and KWEB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

KWEB

By weight, 0% of KWEB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −40.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 73.4% below its all-time high of Feb 17, 2021.

Questions people ask

Are IVV and KWEB in the same category?: IVV is a stock ETF and KWEB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, IVV or KWEB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and KWEB −40.6%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or KWEB?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and KWEB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 0% of KWEB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IVV on its own →KWEB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IVV dividend history →IVV holdings →KWEB dividend history →KWEB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

KWEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KWEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KraneShares page for KWEB ↗

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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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