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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.3% and MSLC +14.3%.

Which is cheaper, IVV or MSLC?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 92% of MSLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IVV vs MSLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

IVV and MSLC hold 73% of their weight in the same names, and IVV returned +17.3% over the year. Net assets: $896.4bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $4.0bn on May 31, 2026 for Morgan Stanley Pathway Large Cap Equity ETF.

IVV costs 0.36 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; IVV is far larger, $594.1bn against $2.8bn.

IVV vs MSLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IVV	MSLC
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025	$594.1bn	$2.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.3%	+14.3%
What it tracks	S&P 500	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	73%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	39.0%	34.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+17.3%

IVV total return, 1 year

+14.3%

MSLC total return, 1 year

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.39%

MSLC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and MSLC hold 73% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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73% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IVV MSLC

NVIDIA 8.23% 6.61%

MICROSOFT 5.89% 4.98%

APPLE 7.29% 4.87%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.82% 4.46%

ALPHABET CLASS A 3.06% 3.45%

BROADCOM INC 2.55% 2.87%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.35% 2.33%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.45% 2.14%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.72% 1.76%

TESLA INC 1.60% 1.32%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.31% 1.37%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.42% 1.10%

Only in IVV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.60%

GE AEROSPACE 0.47%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 0.47%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 0.38%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 0.32%

CHARLES SCHWAB 0.23%

DEERE 0.23%

Only in MSLC

EXXON MOBIL CORP 0.95%

BROOKFIELD CORP 0.66%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 0.45%

GENERAL ELECTRIC 0.44%

TJX COMPANIES INC 0.41%

SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP 0.40%

CADENCE DESIGN SYS INC 0.38%

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 0.37%

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On the same fields

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

MSLC

Morgan Stanley Pathway Large Cap Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares MORGAN STANLEY PATHWAY

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +17.3% +14.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.3% (SPY) not published

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY not available

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.39%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 92.3%

Holdings 505 1007

Net assets, IVV as of Oct 9, 2026 and MSLC as of May 31, 2026 $896.4bn $4.0bn

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

About IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% 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 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 39.0%.

About MSLC

MSLC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,007 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or MSLC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.3% and MSLC +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or MSLC?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.36 percentage points a year. That is about $36 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and MSLC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 92% of MSLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IVV ↗MSLC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MSLC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MORGAN STANLEY PATHWAY website ↗

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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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