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IWB vs QDF: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWB and QDF hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and QDF returned +17.4% over the year. Net assets: $49.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $2.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF.

IWB costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; IWB is far larger, $48.3bn against $2.2bn.

IWB vs QDF: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWBQDF
Expense ratio0.15%0.39%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$48.3bn$2.2bn
Total return, 1 year+16.6%+17.4%
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexNorthern Trust Quality Dividend Index
Holdings in common36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.1%39.4%

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

+16.6%
IWB total return, 1 year
+17.4%
QDF total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.39%
QDF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and QDF hold 36% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWB QDF
APPLE 6.77% 8.67%
NVIDIA 7.44% 6.33%
MICROSOFT 5.53% 3.97%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.85% 2.40%
BROADCOM INC 2.34% 4.01%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30% 1.95%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.24% 2.56%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.88% 2.81%
ELI LILLY 1.31% 0.71%
ABBVIE 0.68% 2.94%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.65% 2.96%
LAM RESEARCH 0.55% 2.57%
Only in IWB
AMAZON.COM INC 3.54%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.20%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.61%
TESLA INC 1.56%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.38%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.34%
WALMART 0.68%
INTEL CORPORATION 0.67%
Only in QDF
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. 0.66%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 0.62%
Bath & Body Works, Inc. 0.60%
Public Storage 0.60%
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. 0.58%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. 0.56%
Electronic Arts, Inc. 0.56%
Federal Realty Investment Trust 0.54%

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On the same fields

IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
QDF
Northern Trust Quality Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Northern Trust
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.6% +17.4%
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% 85.9%
Holdings 1025 123
Net assets, IWB as of Oct 9, 2026 and QDF as of Jul 31, 2026 $49.6bn $2.2bn

IWB and QDF 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 QDF

QDF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 39.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or QDF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and QDF +17.4%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or QDF?
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 QDF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 86% of QDF 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 ↗QDF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QDF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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