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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and VGK +10.4%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or VGK?

VGK 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 VGK overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 0% of VGK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWB vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to VGK's +10.4%; 1% 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 $29.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF.

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At a glance

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

+10.4%

VGK total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.06%

VGK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGK costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; IWB is 1.6 times larger.

IWB vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	VGK
Return
Measure	IWB	VGK
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+10.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IWB	VGK
Below its high		6.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	VGK
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	VGK
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$48.6bn	$29.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	VGK
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.3%	19.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and VGK hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB VGK

MERCK & CO INC 0.49% 0.13%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% 0.20%

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES 0.06% 1.89%

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 0.05% 0.08%

EQT 0.05% 0.09%

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP 0.04% 0.38%

DTE ENERGY 0.04% 0.66%

ESTEE LAUDER INC CLASS A 0.04% 0.31%

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 0.04% 0.12%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 0.16% 0.03%

BEST BUY 0.03% 0.04%

NEWMONT 0.17% 0.03%

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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 VGK

ASML Holding NV 4.47%

HSBC Holdings PLC 2.19%

Novartis AG 1.72%

Shell PLC 1.64%

AstraZeneca PLC 1.56%

Nestle SA 1.51%

Siemens AG 1.45%

SAP SE 1.32%

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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index of European Stock

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +10.4%

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% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 0.0%

Holdings 1025 1245

Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VGK as of Sep 30, 2026 $49.1bn $29.6bn

IWB and VGK 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%.

VGK

VGK tracks an index of European Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,245 positions, with the top ten at 19.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or VGK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and VGK +10.4%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VGK?: VGK 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 VGK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 0% of VGK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

VGK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGK ↗

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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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