IWB vs SUSL: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWB and SUSL hold 49% of their weight in the same names, and SUSL returned +18.9% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $49.6bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF and $1.2bn for iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF.

SUSL costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; IWB is far larger, $49.6bn against $1.2bn.

IWBSUSL
Expense ratio0.15%0.10%
Net assets$49.6bn$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year+16.6%+18.9%
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexMSCI USA Extended ESG Leaders Index
Holdings in common49%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.1%49.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+16.6%
IWB total return, 1 year
+18.9%
SUSL total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.10%
SUSL expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and SUSL hold 49% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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49% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWB SUSL
NVIDIA 7.44% 15.11%
MICROSOFT 5.53% 10.51%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.85% 5.83%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30% 4.60%
TESLA INC 1.56% 3.06%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.38% 2.89%
ELI LILLY 1.31% 2.67%
VISA CLASS A 0.91% 1.77%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.88% 1.76%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.66% 1.33%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.58% 1.20%
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.56% 1.15%
Only in IWB
APPLE 6.77%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.54%
BROADCOM INC 2.34%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.20%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.61%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.34%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.24%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.97%
Only in SUSL
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.49%
MERCADOLIBRE 0.24%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.17%

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On the same fields

IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
SUSL
iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.6% +18.9%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −0.6 pts +1.6 pts
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.10%
Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 98.4%
Holdings 1025 251
Net assets $49.6bn $1.2bn

IWB and SUSL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IWB in plain words

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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%.

SUSL in plain words

SUSL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 251 positions, with the top ten at 49.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or SUSL?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and SUSL +18.9%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or SUSL?
SUSL is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and SUSL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 98% of SUSL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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