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One stock ETF and one buffer ETF.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/iwm-vs-sfeb","dateModified":"2026-10-28","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":4108,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Compare ETFs / IWM vs SFEB \n \n Data as of Oct 28, 2026.\n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n IWM vs SFEB: Differences, Returns & Fees\n Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWM returned +14.1% to SFEB's +12.0%, and IWM charges 0.19% to SFEB's 0.90%.\n Copy this for sharing \n IWM costs 0.71 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; IWM is far larger, $75.5bn against $129m.\n IWM and SFEB at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. IWM SFEB \n Expense ratio 0.19% 0.90% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $75.5bn $129m \n Total return, 1 year +14.1% +12.0% \n What it trac","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 SFEB, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/iwm-vs-sfeb","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":"SFEB","name":"FT Vest U.S. Small Cap Moderate Buffer ETF - February","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Feb 23, 2026, SFEB returned 5.9%, against IWM's 6.3% price return. It can gain 10.0% more before its cap.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/sfeb","key_facts":[{"label":"Can still gain from today\u2019s fund price","value":"10.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Fall before the buffer from today\u2019s fund price","value":"6.4%","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":"114","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$129m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.90%","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-sfeb"}