Which returned more over the last year, IWV or XLG?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWV returned +16.7% and XLG +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, IWV or XLG?

Neither: IWV and XLG both charge 0.20% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWV and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 88% of IWV and 98% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IWV vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWV and XLG hold 57% of their weight in the same names, and IWV returned +16.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $20.6bn for iShares Russell 3000 ETF and $12.0bn for Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

Both cost 0.20% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; IWV is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IWV vs XLG: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IWV	XLG
Expense ratio	0.20%	0.20%
Net assets	$20.6bn	$12.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.7%	+12.1%
What it tracks	Russell 3000 Index	S&P 500 Top 50 Index
Holdings in common	57%
Holdings dated	Oct 9, 2026	Oct 10, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	34.7%	61.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+16.7%

IWV total return, 1 year

+12.1%

XLG total return, 1 year

0.20%

IWV expense ratio

0.20%

XLG expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWV and XLG hold 57% 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 9, 2026.

50%

half

57% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IWV XLG

NVIDIA 7.15% 12.88%

APPLE 6.51% 11.40%

MICROSOFT 5.32% 9.22%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.40% 5.98%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.74% 4.79%

BROADCOM INC 2.25% 3.99%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.21% 3.84%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.11% 3.68%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.55% 2.70%

TESLA INC 1.49% 2.50%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.32% 2.30%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.28% 2.23%

Only in IWV

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.45%

CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.37%

RTX 0.34%

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 0.33%

MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 0.32%

AMGEN INC 0.30%

ARISTA NETWORKS 0.30%

AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A 0.29%

Only in XLG

Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 0.02%

SECURITIES LENDING - BNYM 0.00%

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On the same fields

IWV

iShares Russell 3000 ETF

XLG

Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P 500 top 50

Total return, 1 year +16.7% +12.1%

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% 0.20%

Already in the S&P 500 87.8% 98.4%

Holdings 2600 53

Net assets $20.6bn $12.0bn

IWV and XLG 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 XLG

XLG tracks the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 61.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWV or XLG?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWV returned +16.7% and XLG +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, IWV or XLG?: Neither: IWV and XLG both charge 0.20% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWV and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 88% of IWV and 98% of XLG 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 ↗XLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗XLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Invesco page for XLG ↗

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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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