IWB vs USCL: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWB and USCL hold 81% 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 $2.9bn for iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF.

USCL costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; IWB is 17.0 times larger.

IWB vs USCL: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWBUSCL
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Net assets$49.6bn$2.9bn
Total return, 1 year+16.6%+12.9%
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexMSCI USA Extended Climate Action Index
Holdings in common81%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.1%46.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+16.6%
IWB total return, 1 year
+12.9%
USCL total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.08%
USCL expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and USCL hold 81% 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 9, 2026.

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81% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWB USCL
NVIDIA 7.44% 9.57%
APPLE 6.77% 8.97%
MICROSOFT 5.53% 6.85%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.54% 4.61%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.85% 3.74%
BROADCOM INC 2.34% 2.97%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30% 2.95%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.20% 2.86%
TESLA INC 1.56% 1.99%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.38% 1.80%
ELI LILLY 1.31% 1.71%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.24% 1.20%
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 USCL
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 0.24%
MERCADOLIBRE 0.16%
TE CONNECTIVITY PLC 0.12%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.10%
WASTE CONNECTIONS 0.04%

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On the same fields

IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
USCL
iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
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% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 98.0%
Holdings 1025 392
Net assets $49.6bn $2.9bn

IWB and USCL 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 USCL

USCL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 392 positions, with the top ten at 46.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or USCL?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and USCL +12.9%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or USCL?
USCL is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and USCL overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 98% of USCL 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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