OEF vs THRO: Differences, Returns & Fees

OEF and THRO hold 69% of their weight in the same names, and THRO returned +18.3% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $20.8bn for iShares S&P 100 ETF and $7.5bn for iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF.

OEF costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; OEF is 2.8 times larger.

OEF vs THRO: Differences, Returns & Fees
OEFTHRO
Expense ratio0.20%0.57%
Net assets$20.8bn$7.5bn
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+18.3%
What it tracksS&P 100No index, actively managed
Holdings in common69%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund52.6%43.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+16.8%
OEF total return, 1 year
+18.3%
THRO total return, 1 year
0.20%
OEF expense ratio
0.57%
THRO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, OEF and THRO hold 69% 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.

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69% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding OEF THRO
NVIDIA 11.11% 8.35%
APPLE 9.84% 8.22%
MICROSOFT 7.96% 6.41%
AMAZON.COM INC 5.16% 4.63%
ALPHABET CLASS A 4.13% 3.85%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 2.33% 2.48%
BROADCOM INC 3.45% 2.13%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.17% 1.93%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.99% 1.90%
ALPHABET CLASS C 3.31% 1.90%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.77% 2.57%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.39% 2.56%
Only in OEF
ABBVIE 0.98%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 0.95%
GE AEROSPACE 0.64%
NETFLIX 0.59%
WELLS FARGO 0.51%
AMGEN INC 0.45%
LINDE PLC 0.45%
WALT DISNEY 0.37%
Only in THRO
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 0.99%
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES 0.65%
CME GROUP CLASS A 0.46%
TJX 0.44%
KLA 0.41%
F5 0.35%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 0.34%
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.30%

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On the same fields

OEF
iShares S&P 100 ETF
THRO
iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +16.8% +18.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +17.3% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark not available +1.0 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.57%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 92.8%
Holdings 102 247
Net assets $20.8bn $7.5bn

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

About OEF

OEF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 102 positions, with the top ten at 52.6%.

About THRO

THRO is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 247 positions, with the top ten at 43.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, OEF or THRO?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, OEF returned +16.8% and THRO +18.3%.
Which is cheaper, OEF or THRO?
OEF is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do OEF and THRO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of OEF and 93% of THRO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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