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IWB vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to VYMI's +22.3%; 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 $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance
+13.1%
IWB total return, 1 year
+22.3%
VYMI total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.07%
VYMI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYMI costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; IWB is 2.3 times larger.

IWB vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIWBVYMI
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.1%+22.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.6%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexFTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$48.6bn$21.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund35.3%13.8%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and VYMI 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 VYMI
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.06% 0.25%
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES 0.06% 1.56%
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 0.05% 0.06%
DOLLAR GENERAL CORP 0.04% 0.31%
DTE ENERGY 0.04% 0.54%
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 0.04% 0.10%
PPL CORP 0.04% 0.14%
RESTAURANTS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL 0.04% 0.13%
APA 0.03% 0.05%
KEYCORP 0.03% 0.06%
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 0.16% 0.03%
AMERIPRISE FINANCE INC 0.06% 0.02%
Only in one fund ↓
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 VYMI
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.81%
Shell PLC 1.48%
Royal Bank of Canada 1.47%
Novartis AG 1.42%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.35%
Nestle SA 1.25%
MediaTek Inc 1.21%
BHP Group Ltd 1.15%
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Side by side

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year +13.1% +22.3%
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% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 0.0%
Holdings 1025 1509
Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $49.1bn $21.4bn

IWB and VYMI 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%.

VYMI

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 1,509 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or VYMI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and VYMI +22.3%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VYMI?
VYMI is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IWB on its own →VYMI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IWB dividend history →IWB holdings →VYMI dividend history →VYMI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWB ↗
VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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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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