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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWB vs VTI: how they differ

IWB and VTI hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWBOnly in VTI
NVIDIA 7.26%NVIDIA Corp 6.37%
APPLE 6.73%Apple Inc 5.88%
MICROSOFT 5.21%Microsoft Corp 3.84%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.49%Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.77%Alphabet Inc 2.90%
BROADCOM INC 2.40%Broadcom Inc 2.48%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.24%Alphabet Inc 2.29%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.02%Micron Technology Inc 1.80%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IWB and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isRussell 1000US total market
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.8 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50091.9%88.3%
Holdings9453531

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 945 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or VTI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and VTI returned +17.2%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VTI?
IWB charges 0.15% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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