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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and MSLC +14.3%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or MSLC?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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IWB vs MSLC: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWB and MSLC hold 74% of their weight in the same names, and IWB returned +16.6% over the year. Net assets: $49.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $4.0bn on May 31, 2026 for Morgan Stanley Pathway Large Cap Equity ETF.

IWB costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; IWB is 14.0 times larger.

IWB vs MSLC: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IWB	MSLC
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025	$39.2bn	$2.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.6%	+14.3%
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	74%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	36.1%	34.8%

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

+16.6%

IWB total return, 1 year

+14.3%

MSLC total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.39%

MSLC expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and MSLC hold 74% 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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74% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IWB MSLC

NVIDIA 7.44% 6.61%

MICROSOFT 5.53% 4.98%

APPLE 6.77% 4.87%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.54% 4.46%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.85% 3.45%

BROADCOM INC 2.34% 2.87%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.20% 2.33%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30% 2.14%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.61% 1.76%

TESLA INC 1.56% 1.32%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.24% 1.37%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.34% 1.10%

Only in IWB

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.97%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.56%

GE AEROSPACE 0.44%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 0.44%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 0.36%

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 0.30%

CHARLES SCHWAB 0.22%

DEERE 0.21%

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

IWB

iShares Russell 1000 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 Russell 1000 Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +16.6% +14.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.8% (VONE) not published

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE not available

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.39%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 92.3%

Holdings 1025 1007

Net assets, IWB as of Oct 9, 2026 and MSLC as of May 31, 2026 $49.6bn $4.0bn

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

About IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.

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, IWB or MSLC?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and MSLC +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or MSLC?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and MSLC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 92% of MSLC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWB ↗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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