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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and VXUS +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, IWB or VXUS?

VXUS 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 VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWB vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to VXUS's +13.8%; 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 $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

+13.8%

VXUS total return, 1 year

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

0.05%

VXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXUS costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; VXUS is 3.4 times larger.

IWB vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWB	VXUS
Return
Measure	IWB	VXUS
Total return, 1 year	+13.1%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IWB	VXUS
Below its high		5.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWB	VXUS
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Index	FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWB	VXUS
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$48.6bn	$163.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IWB	VXUS
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.3%	14.6%

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 VXUS 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 VXUS

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% 0.07%

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES 0.06% 0.66%

KIMBERLY CLARK 0.05% 0.05%

ALLSTATE CORP 0.09% 0.05%

MERCK & CO INC 0.49% 0.04%

DOLLAR GENERAL CORP 0.04% 0.13%

DTE ENERGY 0.04% 0.23%

ESTEE LAUDER INC CLASS A 0.04% 0.11%

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 0.04% 0.04%

PPL CORP 0.04% 0.06%

RESTAURANTS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL 0.04% 0.06%

EQT 0.05% 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 VXUS

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.27%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.03%

SK hynix Inc 1.67%

SLCMT1142 1.66%

ASML Holding NV 1.55%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.76%

HSBC Holdings PLC 0.76%

Shell PLC 0.62%

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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index of Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +13.1% +13.8%

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% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 0.0%

Holdings 1025 8913

Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $49.1bn $163.2bn

IWB and VXUS 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%.

VXUS

VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 8,913 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or VXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and VXUS +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VXUS?: VXUS 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 VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 0% of VXUS 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) ↗

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VXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VXUS ↗

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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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