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

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

Which is cheaper, IWB or URTH?

IWB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 69% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWB vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB and URTH finished level, +13.1% against +13.1%, and they share 73% of their weight.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $49.1bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF and $8.9bn for iShares MSCI World ETF.

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At a glance

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

+13.1%

URTH total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.24%

URTH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.09 points a year less; both returned +13.1% over a year; IWB is 5.5 times larger.

IWB vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	URTH
Return
Measure	IWB	URTH
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+13.1%
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	URTH
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	MSCI World Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	URTH
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.24%
Net assets	$49.1bn	$8.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	URTH
Holdings in common	73%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.3%	27.2%

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

What they share

73%

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and URTH hold 73% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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73% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB URTH

APPLE 7.06% 5.60%

NVIDIA 7.15% 5.50%

MICROSOFT 5.56% 4.12%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.46% 2.69%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63% 2.07%

BROADCOM INC 2.24% 1.70%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12% 1.62%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92% 1.49%

TESLA INC 1.68% 1.28%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.47% 1.15%

ELI LILLY 1.44% 1.13%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.28% 1.00%

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Only in IWB

MODERNA 0.11%

ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.06%

NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.06%

DYNATRACE INC 0.03%

EAST WEST BANCORP 0.03%

GUARDANT HEALTH 0.03%

NUTANIX CLASS A 0.03%

OVINTIV 0.03%

Only in URTH

ASML HOLDING 0.70%

SHELL 0.33%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.32%

NOVARTIS AG 0.31%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.31%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.28%

NESTLE SA 0.28%

SAP 0.26%

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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF URTH iShares MSCI World ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks the MSCI World

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (VONE) +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE −0.3 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 69.1%

Holdings 1025 1254

Net assets $49.1bn $8.9bn

IWB and URTH 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%.

URTH

URTH tracks the MSCI World. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 69% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,254 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or URTH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and URTH +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or URTH?: IWB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 69% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

URTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

URTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for URTH ↗

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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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