Which returned more over the last year, IWS or REGL?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWS returned +20.2% and REGL +6.0%.

Which is cheaper, IWS or REGL?

IWS is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. On $10,000 held for a year that difference is about $17. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWS and REGL overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 66% of IWS and 0% of REGL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IWS vs REGL: how they differ

IWS and REGL hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and IWS returned +20.2% over the year. iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF and ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

IWS costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.2 points; IWS is 9.2 times larger.

	IWS	REGL
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.40%
Net assets	$15.3bn	$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.2%	+6.0%
Holdings in common	5%
Nasdaq-100, total return, 1 year	+23.6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.0%	17.5%
Below its high	4.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026	8.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+20.2%

IWS total return, 1 year

+6.0%

REGL total return, 1 year

0.23%

IWS expense ratio

0.40%

REGL expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWS and REGL hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IWS REGL

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.20% 1.71%

ROYAL GOLD 0.20% 1.93%

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA 0.17% 1.79%

RB GLOBAL 0.16% 1.28%

UNUM 0.15% 1.71%

DT MIDSTREAM 0.13% 1.42%

GRACO 0.13% 1.74%

RENAISSANCERE HOLDING 0.13% 1.70%

RPM INTERNATIONAL INC 0.13% 1.49%

APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES 0.12% 1.61%

CARLISLE COMPANIES 0.11% 1.60%

EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES REIT I 0.11% 1.48%

Only in IWS

PHILLIPS 66 1.06%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 0.94%

MODERNA 0.72%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 0.67%

DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 0.65%

KINDER MORGAN 0.63%

ALLSTATE CORP 0.59%

AMETEK INC 0.57%

Only in REGL

NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP IN 1.68%

BLACK HILLS CORP 1.67%

AVIENT CORP 1.66%

UNITED BANKSHARES INC 1.59%

SPIRE INC 1.57%

HOME BANCSHARES INC 1.53%

UMB FINANCIAL CORP 1.52%

GATX CORP 1.50%

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On the same fields

IWS

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

REGL

ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares ProShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +20.2% +6.0%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +3.0 pts −11.2 pts

Expense ratio 0.23% 0.40%

Already in the S&P 500 66.1% 0.0%

Holdings 719 65

Net assets $15.3bn $1.7bn

IWS and REGL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IWS in plain words

IWS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500 and +23.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 66% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 719 positions, with the top ten at 7.0%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

REGL in plain words

REGL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +6.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500 and +23.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 65 positions, with the top ten at 17.5%. It sat 8.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWS or REGL?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWS returned +20.2% and REGL +6.0%.
Which is cheaper, IWS or REGL?: IWS is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. On $10,000 held for a year that difference is about $17. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWS and REGL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 66% of IWS and 0% of REGL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IWS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWS ↗REGL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗REGL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ProShares page for REGL ↗

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How this is computed

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

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