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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and VB +14.4%.

Which is cheaper, IVV or VB?

Neither: IVV and VB both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 22% of VB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IVV vs VB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share on X Download as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IVV returned +13.7% to VB's +14.4%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about IVV and VB

Net assets: $885.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $76.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF.

IVV on its own →VB on its own →

At a glance

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

+14.4%

VB total return, 1 year

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.03%

VB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; IVV is 11.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVV vs VB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IVV	VB
Return
Measure	IVV	VB
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	+14.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IVV	VB
Below its high		5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IVV	VB
What it tracks	S&P 500	Morningstar US Small Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	IVV	VB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$881.3bn	$76.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IVV	VB
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.1%	5.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IVV and VB hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVV VB

MODERNA 0.12% 0.44%

EVERPURE INC CLASS A 0.07% 0.52%

ILLUMINA INC 0.06% 0.52%

TWILIO CLASS A 0.06% 0.57%

EQT 0.05% 0.19%

CENTENE CORP 0.05% 0.19%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 0.05% 0.19%

FLEX LTD 0.05% 0.26%

JABIL 0.04% 0.38%

EMCOR GROUP 0.04% 0.42%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 0.04% 0.34%

ATMOS ENERGY 0.04% 0.34%

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 VB

SLCMT1142 1.31%

Natera Inc 0.72%

Revolution Medicines Inc 0.53%

Okta Inc 0.44%

Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.42%

TechnipFMC PLC 0.34%

nVent Electric PLC 0.33%

ATI Inc 0.33%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF VB Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Tracks an index of Small-Cap

Total return, 1 year +13.7% +14.4%

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% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 21.6%

Holdings 505 1303

Net assets, IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VB as of Sep 30, 2026 $885.1bn $76.9bn

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

Alert

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%.

VB tracks an index of Small-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,303 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVV or VB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +13.7% and VB +14.4%.
Which is cheaper, IVV or VB?: Neither: IVV and VB both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and VB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV and 22% of VB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

IVV vs IWC IVV vs IWM IVV vs VTWO IJT vs IVV SPY vs VB VB vs VOO VB vs VTI SCHB vs VB

Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

VB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VB ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, IVV against VB, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ivv-vs-vb

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.