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IWM vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWM returned +14.1% to VDC's +12.7%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $75.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 ETF, and $7.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF.

IWM on its own →VDC on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IWM total return, 1 year
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
0.19%
IWM expense ratio
0.09%
VDC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VDC costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IWM is 10.5 times larger.

IWM vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIWMVDC
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+12.7%
Drawdown
Below its high7.6%, high on Aug 14, 20263.1%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 2000 IndexMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$78.0bn$7.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund3.3%66.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, IWM and VDC hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWM VDC
PRICESMART 0.15% 0.29%
CHEFS WAREHOUSE INC 0.14% 0.29%
UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC 0.10% 0.23%
WD-40 0.10% 0.23%
CAL MAINE FOODS 0.09% 0.22%
THE VITA COCO COMPANY 0.09% 0.22%
ANDERSONS INC 0.07% 0.22%
INTERPARFUMS INC 0.07% 0.21%
MARZETTI 0.07% 0.19%
CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CLASS A 0.06% 0.19%
SPECTRUM BRANDS HOLDINGS 0.06% 0.19%
BOSTON BEER CLASS A 0.05% 0.16%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IWM
JFROG 0.37%
GLAUKOS 0.35%
TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.35%
MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.33%
UMB FINANCIAL 0.33%
SM ENERGY 0.32%
10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.31%
Only in VDC
Walmart Inc 13.86%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.12%
Procter & Gamble Co 9.90%
Coca-Cola Co 9.80%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.83%
PepsiCo Inc 4.28%
Altria Group Inc 3.86%
Mondelez International Inc 2.58%
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Side by side

IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the Russell 2000 Tracks an index of Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +12.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (VTWO) +12.7% (FSTA)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VTWO 0.0 pts vs FSTA
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 86.4%
Holdings 1977 105
Net assets, IWM as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDC as of Sep 30, 2026 $75.5bn $7.4bn

IWM and VDC 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.

VDC

VDC tracks an index of Consumer Staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +12.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 66.0%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWM or VDC?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWM returned +14.1% and VDC +12.7%.
Which is cheaper, IWM or VDC?
VDC is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWM and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWM and 86% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IWM on its own →VDC on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IWM dividend history →IWM holdings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWM ↗
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗

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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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