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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +14.5% and SECT +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or SECT?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 0% of SECT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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IWB vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IWB returned +14.5% to SECT's +13.1%; 0% 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 $2.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Main Sector Rotation ETF.

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At a glance

+14.5%

IWB total return, 1 year

+13.1%

SECT total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.69%

SECT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points.

IWB vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	SECT
Return
Measure	IWB	SECT
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IWB	SECT
Below its high		3.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	SECT
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	SECT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.69%
Net assets, IWB as of Nov 4, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026	$48.5bn	$2.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	SECT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	34.5%	99.6%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and SECT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB SECT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IWB

NVIDIA 6.91%

APPLE 6.88%

MICROSOFT 5.55%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.49%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.34%

BROADCOM INC 2.21%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.96%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.90%

Only in SECT

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 38.39%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 19.67%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 12.44%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 9.03%

INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II 6.08%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 6.02%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 4.01%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 3.91%

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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF SECT Main Sector Rotation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Main

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.6% (VONE) +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE −1.7 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.69%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 0.0%

Holdings 1024 8

Net assets, IWB as of Nov 4, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 $48.5bn $2.8bn

IWB and SECT 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%.

SECT

SECT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 99.6%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or SECT?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +14.5% and SECT +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or SECT?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and SECT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 0% of SECT 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 ↗

SECT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SECT 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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