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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and USCA +12.9%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or USCA?

USCA 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 USCA overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 98% of USCA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IWB vs USCA: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWB and USCA hold 80% of their weight in the same names, and IWB returned +16.6% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $49.6bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF and $3.6bn for Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF.

USCA costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; IWB is 13.8 times larger.

IWB vs USCA: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IWB	USCA
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Net assets	$49.6bn	$3.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.6%	+12.9%
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	MSCI USA Climate Action Index
Holdings in common	80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	36.1%	45.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 29, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+16.6%

IWB total return, 1 year

+12.9%

USCA total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.07%

USCA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and USCA hold 80% 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 May 29, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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half

80% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IWB USCA

NVIDIA 7.44% 9.07%

APPLE 6.77% 8.52%

MICROSOFT 5.53% 5.91%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.54% 4.86%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.85% 4.12%

BROADCOM INC 2.34% 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30% 3.24%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.20% 2.58%

TESLA INC 1.56% 2.27%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.38% 1.56%

ELI LILLY 1.31% 1.65%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.24% 1.12%

Only in IWB

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.34%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 0.44%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.38%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 0.36%

SANDISK 0.32%

TJX 0.21%

BOEING 0.20%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 0.19%

Only in USCA

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.27%

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.15%

MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.14%

TE CONNECTIVITY PLC 0.12%

ELECTRONIC ARTS INC 0.07%

WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY INC 0.06%

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC 0.05%

WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 0.04%

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On the same fields

IWB

iShares Russell 1000 ETF

USCA

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Xtrackers

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +16.6% +12.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.8% (VONE) not published

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE not available

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 97.7%

Holdings 1025 404

Net assets $49.6bn $3.6bn

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

About IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% 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 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%.

About USCA

USCA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 404 positions, with the top ten at 45.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or USCA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and USCA +12.9%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or USCA?: USCA 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 USCA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 98% of USCA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWB ↗USCA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗USCA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers 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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