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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWB vs SPHD: how they differ

IWB and SPHD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IWB returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and SPHD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWBOnly in SPHD
NVIDIA 7.26%Verizon Communications Inc 3.39%
APPLE 6.73%Pfizer Inc 3.38%
MICROSOFT 5.21%General Mills Inc 2.96%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.49%Kraft Heinz Co/The 2.90%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.77%VICI Properties Inc 2.83%
BROADCOM INC 2.40%AT&T Inc 2.70%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.24%Comcast Corp 2.62%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.02%Altria Group Inc 2.55%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IWB and SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
SPHD
Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isRussell 1000S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+8.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.8 pts−8.9 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.30%
Already in the S&P 50091.9%95.7%
Holdings94556

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 945 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 56 positions, with the top ten at 28.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or SPHD?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so IWB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWB or SPHD?
IWB charges 0.15% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so IWB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and SPHD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 96% of SPHD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IWB against SPHD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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