IWL vs IWV: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWL and IWV hold 78% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $2.3bn for iShares Russell Top 200 ETF and $20.6bn for iShares Russell 3000 ETF.
IWL costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; IWV is 9.0 times larger.
| IWL | IWV | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.20% |
| Net assets | $2.3bn | $20.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +16.7% |
| What it tracks | Russell Top 200 Index | Russell 3000 Index |
| Holdings in common | 78% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 44.6% | 34.7% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IWL and IWV hold 78% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.
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78% in common
On the same fields
IWL and IWV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About IWL
IWL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 202 positions, with the top ten at 44.6%.
About IWV
IWV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,600 positions, with the top ten at 34.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IWL or IWV?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWL returned +16.8% and IWV +16.7%.
- Which is cheaper, IWL or IWV?
- IWL is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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