IWB vs VOTE: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWB and VOTE hold 84% of their weight in the same names, and VOTE returned +17.4% over the year. Net assets: $49.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for TCW Transform 500 ETF.

VOTE costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; IWB is far larger, $48.3bn against $1.1bn.

IWB vs VOTE: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWBVOTE
Expense ratio0.15%0.05%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$48.3bn$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year+16.6%+17.4%
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexMorningstar US Large Cap Select Index?
Holdings in common84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.1%37.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+16.6%
IWB total return, 1 year
+17.4%
VOTE total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.05%
VOTE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and VOTE hold 84% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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84% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWB VOTE
NVIDIA 7.44% 7.25%
APPLE 6.77% 6.99%
MICROSOFT 5.53% 5.32%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.54% 4.11%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.85% 3.21%
BROADCOM INC 2.34% 2.79%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30% 2.59%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.20% 1.88%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.61% 1.43%
TESLA INC 1.56% 1.35%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.34% 1.46%
ELI LILLY 1.31% 1.42%
Only in IWB
APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.56%
GE AEROSPACE 0.44%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 0.44%
TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 0.36%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 0.30%
CHARLES SCHWAB 0.22%
DEERE 0.21%
TJX 0.21%
Only in VOTE
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 0.62%
GENERAL ELECTRIC 0.58%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNA 0.46%
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 0.39%
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 0.32%
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 0.29%
TJX COMPANIES INC 0.27%
SCHWAB (CHARLES) CORP 0.27%

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On the same fields

IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
VOTE
TCW Transform 500 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares TCW
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.6% +17.4%
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% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 96.3%
Holdings 1025 506
Net assets, IWB as of Oct 9, 2026 and VOTE as of Jul 31, 2026 $49.6bn $1.1bn

IWB and VOTE 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 VOTE

VOTE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 37.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or VOTE?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.6% and VOTE +17.4%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VOTE?
VOTE is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and VOTE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 96% of VOTE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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