Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IYW vs VTWO: how they differ
IYW and VTWO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IYW returned more over the year.
iShares U.S. Technology ETF and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IYW and VTWO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IYW | Only in VTWO |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 14.10% | Bloom Energy Corp 1.83% |
| APPLE 13.20% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12% |
| MICROSOFT 10.75% | Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 5.48% | Fabrinet 0.69% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 4.44% | Nextpower Inc 0.67% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.17% | IonQ Inc 0.63% |
| BROADCOM INC 4.07% | Coeur Mining Inc 0.58% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.35% | TTM Technologies Inc 0.52% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF | VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Technology | Russell 2000 |
| Total return, 1 year | +34.9% | +21.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +17.4 pts | +3.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.5% | 0.5% |
| Holdings | 151 | 1951 |
IYW in plain words
IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 151 positions, with the top ten at 64.9%.
VTWO in plain words
VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IYW or VTWO?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYW returned +34.9% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IYW or VTWO?
- IYW charges 0.37% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IYW and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of IYW and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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