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IWV vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWV and RECS hold 35% of their weight in the same names, and IWV returned +16.7% over the year. Net assets: $20.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Russell 3000 ETF, and $5.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF.

RECS costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points; IWV is 3.4 times larger.

IWV vs RECS: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWVRECS
Expense ratio0.20%0.15%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$19.6bn$5.8bn
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+14.8%
What it tracksRussell 3000 IndexBeta Advantage Research Enhanced U.S. Equity Index
Holdings in common35%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.7%40.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+16.7%
IWV total return, 1 year
+14.8%
RECS total return, 1 year
0.20%
IWV expense ratio
0.15%
RECS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWV and RECS hold 35% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IWV RECS
NVIDIA 7.15% 11.41%
APPLE 6.51% 11.50%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.11% 4.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.55% 1.99%
ABBVIE 0.65% 0.64%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.64% 2.46%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.63% 1.12%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 0.62% 0.71%
CHEVRON 0.53% 1.52%
LAM RESEARCH 0.53% 0.74%
BANK OF AMERICA 0.47% 2.09%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.45% 0.64%
Only in IWV
MICROSOFT 5.32%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.40%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.74%
BROADCOM INC 2.25%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.21%
TESLA INC 1.49%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.32%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.28%
Only in RECS
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF 1.85%
Vanguard Communication Services ETF 1.79%
TJX Cos Inc/The 1.60%
Applied Materials Inc 0.78%
Illinois Tool Works Inc 0.61%
Equinix Inc 0.52%
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc 0.48%
American Tower Corp 0.43%

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On the same fields

IWV
iShares Russell 3000 ETF
RECS
Columbia Research Enhanced Core ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Columbia
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +16.7% +14.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +16.8% (VTHR) not published
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VTHR not available
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 87.8% 86.1%
Holdings 2600 356
Net assets, IWV as of Oct 9, 2026 and RECS as of Jul 31, 2026 $20.6bn $5.8bn

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

About IWV

IWV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,600 positions, with the top ten at 34.7%.

About RECS

RECS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 356 positions, with the top ten at 40.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWV or RECS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWV returned +16.7% and RECS +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, IWV or RECS?
RECS is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWV and RECS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 88% of IWV and 86% of RECS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
IWV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWV ↗RECS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RECS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Columbia website ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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ETFIQ, IWV against RECS, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/iwv-vs-recs

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