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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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IWD vs XLG: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWD and XLG 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 IWDOnly in XLG
AMAZON.COM INC 6.04%NVIDIA Corp 12.79%
APPLE 5.83%Apple Inc 11.58%
MICROSOFT 4.93%Microsoft Corp 8.83%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.54%Amazon.com Inc 5.95%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.54%Alphabet Inc 4.71%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.85%Broadcom Inc 4.12%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.73%Alphabet Inc 3.77%
INTEL CORPORATION 1.23%Meta Platforms Inc 3.42%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

IWD and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWD
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isRussell 1000 valueS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year+27.4%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+9.9 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.20%
Already in the S&P 50090.2%100.0%
Holdings81452

IWD in plain words

IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 814 positions, with the top ten at 29.0%.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 52 positions, with the top ten at 60.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWD or XLG?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWD returned +27.4% and XLG returned +12.2%, so IWD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWD or XLG?
IWD charges 0.18% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so IWD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWD and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 90% of IWD and 100% of XLG 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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IWD against XLG, 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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