Which returned more over the last year, IWO or URTH?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and URTH +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, IWO or URTH?

Neither: IWO and URTH both charge 0.24% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWO and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 69% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWO vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWO returned +7.9% to URTH's +13.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $14.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF, and $8.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI World ETF.

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At a glance

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

+13.1%

URTH total return, 1 year

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

0.24%

URTH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.24% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; IWO is 1.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IWO vs URTH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWO	URTH
Return
Measure	IWO	URTH
Total return, 1 year	+7.9%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IWO	URTH
Below its high	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWO	URTH
What it tracks	Russell 2000 Growth Index	MSCI World Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWO	URTH
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$14.0bn	$8.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IWO	URTH
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.4%	27.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWO and URTH hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWO URTH

AAR 0.27% 0.14%

MOELIS CLASS A 0.28% 0.12%

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS 0.08% 0.12%

CORE NATURAL RESOURCES 0.12% 0.07%

COMPASS INC CLASS A 0.41% 0.06%

ORMAT TECH INC 0.03% 0.03%

NEXTNAV 0.08% 0.02%

TELOS CORPORATION CORP 0.02% 0.02%

TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC 0.07% 0.02%

ABACUS GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC CLASS 0.01% 0.07%

CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT IN 0.32% 0.01%

IDAHO STRATEGIC RESOURCES INC 0.02% 0.01%

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JFROG 0.74%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%

GLAUKOS 0.70%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.61%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%

INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%

Only in URTH

APPLE 5.60%

NVIDIA 5.50%

MICROSOFT 4.12%

AMAZON.COM INC 2.69%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.07%

BROADCOM INC 1.70%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.62%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.49%

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Side by side

IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF URTH iShares MSCI World ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the Russell 2000 Growth Tracks the MSCI World

Total return, 1 year +7.9% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +8.0% (VTWG) +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VTWG −0.3 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 69.1%

Holdings 1122 1254

Net assets, IWO as of Oct 27, 2026 and URTH as of Oct 28, 2026 $14.0bn $8.9bn

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

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About each fund

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

URTH

URTH tracks the MSCI World. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 69% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,254 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWO or URTH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and URTH +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, IWO or URTH?: Neither: IWO and URTH both charge 0.24% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWO and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 69% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWO ↗

URTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

URTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for URTH ↗

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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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