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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 VTV: how they differ

IWB and VTV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and Vanguard Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and VTV 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 VTV
NVIDIA 7.26%Micron Technology Inc 4.89%
APPLE 6.73%JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.07%
MICROSOFT 5.21%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.49%Johnson & Johnson 2.30%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.77%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.13%
BROADCOM INC 2.40%Walmart Inc 1.87%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.24%Caterpillar Inc 1.84%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.02%AbbVie Inc 1.67%

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 VTV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
VTV
Vanguard Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isRussell 1000US value
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.8 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50091.9%98.6%
Holdings945308

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%.

VTV in plain words

VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% 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, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or VTV?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and VTV returned +22.9%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VTV?
IWB charges 0.15% a year and VTV charges 0.03%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 99% of VTV 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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IWB against VTV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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