Which returned more over the last year, IWB or JHML?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +14.5% and JHML +17.2%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or JHML?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWB and JHML overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IWB vs JHML: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IWB returned +14.5% to JHML's +17.2%; 64% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $48.5bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $1.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+14.5%

IWB total return, 1 year

+17.2%

JHML total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.29%

JHML expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points.

IWB vs JHML: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	JHML
Return
Measure	IWB	JHML
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+17.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	JHML
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	John Hancock Dimensional Large Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	JHML
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.29%
Net assets, IWB as of Nov 4, 2026 and JHML as of Jun 30, 2026	$48.5bn	$1.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	JHML
Holdings in common	64%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	34.5%	23.0%

Method

What they share

64%

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and JHML hold 64% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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64% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB JHML

NVIDIA 6.91% 4.02%

APPLE 6.88% 3.99%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.49% 2.74%

MICROSOFT 5.55% 2.51%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.34% 2.65%

BROADCOM INC 2.21% 1.75%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.96% 1.57%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.38% 1.62%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.13% 1.04%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.49% 0.89%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.90% 0.84%

TESLA INC 1.67% 0.80%

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Only in IWB

ELI LILLY 1.61%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.30%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.92%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 0.54%

MERCK & CO INC 0.51%

GE AEROSPACE 0.47%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.43%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT 0.41%

Only in JHML

JPMorgan Chase and Co. 1.13%

Eli Lilly and Company 1.08%

Applied Materials Inc. 0.73%

Johnson and Johnson 0.72%

Seagate Technology Holdings Public Limited Company 0.47%

The Procter and Gamble Company 0.44%

Wells Fargo and Company 0.43%

General Electric Company 0.40%

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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF JHML John Hancock Multifactor Large Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares John Hancock

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +17.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.6% (VONE) +14.5% (IWB)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE +2.7 pts vs IWB

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.29%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 92.1%

Holdings 1024 780

Net assets, IWB as of Nov 4, 2026 and JHML as of Jun 30, 2026 $48.5bn $1.2bn

IWB and JHML on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.6% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,024 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

JHML

JHML tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +14.5% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 780 positions, with the top ten at 23.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or JHML?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +14.5% and JHML +17.2%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or JHML?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and JHML overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 92% of JHML by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

JHML filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JHML prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

John Hancock 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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