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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and XRT +2.4%.

Which is cheaper, IWO or XRT?

IWO 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.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IWO vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWO returned +7.9% to XRT's +2.4%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $14.0bn for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and $362m for State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF.

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At a glance

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

+2.4%

XRT total return, 1 year

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

0.35%

XRT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWO costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; IWO is far larger, $14.0bn against $362m.

IWO vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWO	XRT
Return
Measure	IWO	XRT
Total return, 1 year	+7.9%	+2.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IWO	XRT
Below its high	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026	9.9%, high on Nov 16, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	IWO	XRT
What it tracks	Russell 2000 Growth Index	S&P Retail Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWO	XRT
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$14.0bn	$362m
Holdings
Measure	IWO	XRT
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.4%	16.6%

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

What they share

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

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWO XRT

ABERCROMBIE AND FITCH CLASS A 0.50% 1.48%

VICTORIA S SECRET 0.45% 1.66%

PRICESMART 0.29% 1.33%

BOOT BARN HOLDINGS 0.23% 1.06%

WARBY PARKER CLASS A 0.17% 1.39%

URBAN OUTFITTERS 0.14% 1.59%

BUCKLE 0.10% 1.55%

PATTERN GROUP SERIES A 0.06% 1.13%

REVOLVE GROUP CLASS A 0.06% 1.58%

ARKO 0.02% 0.61%

BUILD A BEAR WORKSHOP 0.02% 0.66%

CITI TRENDS INC 0.02% 0.74%

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Only in IWO

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 XRT

KOHLS CORP 1.85%

MAPLEBEAR INC 1.76%

BATH + BODY WORKS INC 1.69%

ETSY INC 1.68%

BJ S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS 1.62%

GAMESTOP CORP CLASS A 1.60%

OLLIE S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDI 1.60%

KROGER CO 1.59%

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Side by side

IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the Russell 2000 Growth Tracks the S&P Retail

Total return, 1 year +7.9% +2.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +8.0% (VTWG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VTWG not measured

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 22.5%

Holdings 1122 74

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.0bn $362m

IWO and XRT 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.

XRT

XRT tracks the S&P Retail. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWO or XRT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and XRT +2.4%.
Which is cheaper, IWO or XRT?: IWO 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.
How much do IWO and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 22% of XRT 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 ↗

XRT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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