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IYR vs IYW: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYR returned +3.4% to IYW's +23.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, and $25.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Technology ETF.

IYR on its own →IYW on its own →
At a glance
+3.4%
IYR total return, 1 year
+23.2%
IYW total return, 1 year
0.37%
IYR expense ratio
0.37%
IYW expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.37% a year; their one-year returns differ by 19.8 points; IYW is 6.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IYR vs IYW: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYRIYW
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.4%+23.2%
Drawdown
Below its high8.6%, high on Jul 28, 20265.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped IndexRussell 1000 Technology RIC 22
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.37%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$4.0bn$24.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund52.5%65.1%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IYR and IYW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYR IYW
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IYR
WELLTOWER 9.85%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10%
Only in IYW
NVIDIA 16.81%
APPLE 16.60%
MICROSOFT 13.07%
BROADCOM INC 3.14%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.04%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.02%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 2.73%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.38%
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Side by side

IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate Tracks an index of U.S. Technology
Total return, 1 year +3.4% +23.2%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.1% (IWB)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +10.1 pts vs IWB
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.37%
Already in the S&P 500 80.0% 94.3%
Holdings 59 150
Net assets, IYR as of Oct 28, 2026 and IYW as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.9bn $25.0bn

IYR and IYW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IYW

IYW tracks an index of U.S. Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 65.1%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYR or IYW?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +3.4% and IYW +23.2%.
Which is cheaper, IYR or IYW?
Neither: IYR and IYW both charge 0.37% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYR and IYW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IYR and 94% of IYW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
IYR and IYW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYR ↗
IYW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYW ↗

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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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