Which returned more over the last year, IWR or VFLO?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWR returned +15.1% and VFLO +47.4%.

Which is cheaper, IWR or VFLO?

IWR is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWR and VFLO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 62% of IWR and 84% of VFLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IWR vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWR and VFLO hold 9% of their weight in the same names, and VFLO returned +47.4% over the year. Net assets: $57.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF, and $7.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF.

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IWR costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 32.3 points; IWR is 7.3 times larger.

IWR vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IWR	VFLO
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$57.0bn	$7.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+15.1%	+47.4%
What it tracks	Russell Midcap Index	Victory U.S. Large Cap Free Cash Flow Index
Holdings in common	9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.8%	30.8%
Below its high	4.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+15.1%

IWR total return, 1 year

+47.4%

VFLO total return, 1 year

0.18%

IWR expense ratio

0.39%

VFLO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWR and VFLO hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IWR VFLO

MARATHON PETROLEUM 1.04% 1.96%

PHILLIPS 66 0.87% 1.55%

CARDINAL HEALTH 0.44% 1.55%

DEVON ENERGY 0.43% 3.49%

VISTRA 0.37% 1.67%

VEEVA SYSTEMS CLASS A 0.35% 1.42%

DIAMONDBACK ENERGY 0.31% 2.35%

NETAPP INC 0.30% 1.04%

WORKDAY CLASS A 0.29% 1.89%

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES 0.28% 1.32%

PAYCHEX 0.27% 1.14%

RESMED 0.26% 1.12%

Only in IWR

SNOWFLAKE 0.79%

CLOUDFLARE CLASS A 0.71%

DATADOG INC CLASS A 0.64%

MODERNA 0.61%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 0.55%

ROBINHOOD MARKETS CLASS A 0.55%

ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP 0.53%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 0.48%

Only in VFLO

ADOBE INC. 3.37%

SANDISK CORPORATION 3.02%

NEWMONT CORPORATION 3.01%

MERCK & CO., INC. 2.98%

SALESFORCE, INC. 2.90%

INTUIT INC. 2.87%

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 2.76%

BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. 2.73%

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On the same fields

IWR

iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF

VFLO

VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares VictoryShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +15.1% +47.4%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.0% (IWV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs IWV not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.39%

Already in the S&P 500 61.6% 83.8%

Holdings 825 50

Net assets, IWR as of Oct 20, 2026 and VFLO as of Jun 30, 2026 $57.0bn $7.8bn

IWR and VFLO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IWR

IWR tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 62% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 825 positions, with the top ten at 6.8%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.1% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

About VFLO

VFLO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +47.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 30.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWR or VFLO?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWR returned +15.1% and VFLO +47.4%.
Which is cheaper, IWR or VFLO?: IWR is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWR and VFLO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 62% of IWR and 84% of VFLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IWR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWR ↗VFLO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VFLO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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