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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. IWM QBKF \n Expense ratio 0.19% 0.74% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $75.5bn $8.5m \n Total return, 1 year +14.1% not published \n What it tracks Russell 2000 Index IWM \n Holdings in common not published","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, IWM against QBKF, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/iwm-vs-qbkf","a":{"ticker":"IWM","name":"iShares Russell 2000 ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"IWM tracks the Russell 2000 and returned +14.1% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/iwm","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+14.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.19%","as_of":"2026-07-27","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"1977","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22127.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026","value":"$0.7504","as_of":"2026-09-15","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$75.5bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"QBKF","name":"AllianzIM U.S. Small Cap Buffer15 ETF - Jan","issuer":"AllianzIM","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Oct 1, 2026, QBKF returned 0.6%, against IWM's 1.2% price return. It can gain 2.7% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qbkf","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"2.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"0.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Protection left, index points","value":"15.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days to reset","value":"64","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$8.5m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.74%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, Oct 28, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/iwm-vs-qbkf"}