IWL vs SCHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWL and SCHB hold 72% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $2.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell Top 200 ETF, and $43.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.
SCHB costs 0.12 points a year less; both returned +16.8% over a year; SCHB is 19.7 times larger.
| IWL | SCHB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025 | $1.7bn | $32.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +16.8% |
| What it tracks | Russell Top 200 Index | Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 72% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 44.6% | 34.9% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IWL and SCHB hold 72% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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72% in common
On the same fields
IWL and SCHB 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 SCHB
SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,405 positions, with the top ten at 34.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IWL or SCHB?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWL returned +16.8% and SCHB +16.8%.
- Which is cheaper, IWL or SCHB?
- SCHB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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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