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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and SPYD +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or SPYD?

SPYD is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to SPYD's +15.3%; 5% 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 $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYD costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; IWB is 6.5 times larger.

IWB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	SPYD
Return
Measure	IWB	SPYD
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+15.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IWB	SPYD
Below its high		4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	SPYD
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$48.7bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	SPYD
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.3%	16.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and SPYD hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB SPYD

CHEVRON 0.60% 1.54%

PEPSICO 0.26% 1.28%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.26% 1.29%

PFIZER 0.24% 1.56%

ACCENTURE PLC CLASS A 0.20% 2.18%

AT&T 0.20% 1.18%

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 0.18% 1.32%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 0.17% 1.32%

MEDTRONIC PLC 0.16% 1.49%

DUKE ENERGY CORP 0.14% 1.27%

US BANCORP 0.13% 1.21%

AMERICAN TOWER REIT 0.12% 1.44%

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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 SPYD

S+P500 EMINI FUT DEC26 0.00%

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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +15.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (VONE) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 99.3%

Holdings 1025 79

Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPYD as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.1bn $7.5bn

IWB and SPYD 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%.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or SPYD?: SPYD is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IWB on its own →SPYD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IWB dividend history →IWB holdings →SPYD dividend history →SPYD holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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