Are IWM and SCJN in the same category?

IWM is a stock ETF and SCJN is a buffer ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which is cheaper, IWM or SCJN?

IWM is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IWM vs SCJN: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IWM and SCJN are measured over different days, and IWM charges 0.19% to SCJN's 0.30%.

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Net assets: $75.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 ETF, and $1.1m on Oct 28, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Small-Cap 15% Structured Buffer ETF.

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At a glance

+14.1%

IWM total return, 1 year

−0.3%

SCJN total return, since launch, Jun 2, 2026

0.19%

IWM expense ratio

0.30%

SCJN expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWM costs 0.11 points a year less; IWM is far larger, $75.5bn against $1.1m.

IWM vs SCJN: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWM	SCJN
Return
Measure	IWM	SCJN
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	IWM	SCJN
Below its high	7.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWM	SCJN
What it tracks	Russell 2000 Index	IWM
The outcome period
Measure	IWM	SCJN
Buffer left, in index points		12.0% of 15.0%
Days left in the period		216
Period ends		May 31, 2027
Cost and size
Measure	IWM	SCJN
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$75.5bn	$1.1m
Holdings
Measure	IWM	SCJN
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	3.3%

Method

Side by side

IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF SCJN Corgi U.S. Small-Cap 15% Structured Buffer ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Buffer ETF

Issuer iShares Corgi

What it is Tracks the Russell 2000 Defined outcome, 15% on IWM

Total return, 1 year +14.1% −0.3% (since launch, Jun 2, 2026)

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (VTWO) −3.6% (IWM) (since launch, Jun 2, 2026)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VTWO +3.3 pts vs IWM (since launch, Jun 2, 2026)

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.30%

Holdings 1977 not read by ETFIQ

Net assets, IWM as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCJN as of Oct 28, 2026 $75.5bn $1.1m

IWM and SCJN on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IWM

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,977 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SCJN

Protection left, in index points: 12.0% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's IWM level. 216 days remained on Oct 27, 2026. On May 31, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Are IWM and SCJN in the same category?: IWM is a stock ETF and SCJN is a buffer ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, IWM or SCJN?: IWM is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWM ↗

Corgi website ↗

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