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IWB vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to SHY's +1.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $27.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

IWB on its own →SHY on its own →
At a glance
+13.1%
IWB total return, 1 year
+1.6%
SHY total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.15%
SHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 11.5 points; IWB is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IWB vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIWBSHY
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.1%+1.6%
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$48.7bn$27.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund35.3%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and SHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB SHY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IWB
NVIDIA 7.15%
APPLE 7.06%
MICROSOFT 5.56%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%
BROADCOM INC 2.24%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%
Only in SHY
TREASURY NOTE 2.11%
TREASURY NOTE 1.99%
TREASURY NOTE 1.83%
TREASURY NOTE 1.73%
TREASURY NOTE 1.62%
TREASURY NOTE 1.54%
TREASURY NOTE 1.51%
TREASURY NOTE 1.49%
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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year +13.1% +1.6%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (VONE) +1.7% (BBSB)
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE −0.1 pts vs BBSB
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%
Holdings 1025 90
Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SHY as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.1bn $27.4bn

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

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About each fund
IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% 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 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

SHY

SHY tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +1.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or SHY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and SHY +1.6%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or SHY?
Neither: IWB and SHY both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
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IWB on its own →SHY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IWB dividend history →IWB holdings →SHY dividend history →SHY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IWB and SHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWB ↗
SHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for SHY ↗

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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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