# IWM (iShares Russell 2000 ETF)

iShares · Stock ETFs · U.S. small-cap blend · data as of Oct 28, 2026

IWM has 1,977 holdings by its book of Oct 27, 2026 and returned +14.1% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Delivered. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWM returned 14.1% against 14.3% for VTWO, which tracks the same Russell 2000 Index. Fees aside, IWM finished 0.04 points behind VTWO. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

IWM tracks the Russell 2000 and returned +14.1% over the past year.

## Key facts

- IWM, total return, 1 year: +14.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- IWM, expense ratio: 0.19%, as of Jul 27, 2026.
- IWM, holdings: 1977, as of Oct 27, 2026.
- IWM, below its high: −7.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- IWM, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 1.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- IWM, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026: $0.7504, as of Sep 15, 2026.
- IWM, net assets: $75.5bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026).

## IWM over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (VTWO) | Gap to VTWO | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +0.5% | +0.5% | 0.0 pts | +0.9% |
| 3 months | −2.3% | −2.3% | 0.0 pts | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +3.9% | +3.9% | 0.0 pts | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +15.0% | +15.1% | −0.1 pts | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +14.1% | +14.3% | −0.2 pts | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +79.3% | +80.1% | −0.8 pts | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +31.2% | +32.2% | −1.0 pts | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +170.2% | +173.8% | −3.6 pts | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +764.3% | not available | not available | +793.8% |
| Since launch, annualised | +8.5% | – | – | – |

## IWM key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $305.09 on Aug 14, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $229.11 on Nov 20, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $281.29, 69% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta to its benchmark, 1 year: 1.00, against VTWO (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- R-squared, the same days: 1.00 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta and R-squared measured over: 251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 1977
- Top ten weight: 3.3%

## IWM trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.01%; 95% of days within ±0.08%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/iwm/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Russell 2000 Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · U.S. small-cap blend | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.19% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026 |
| Price | $281.29 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | May 26, 2000 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $75.5bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 Index, measured by VTWO, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its prospectus, 485BPOS, Jul 22, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| IWM, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 | +14.1% | ETFIQ |
| VTWO, the same days | +14.3% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | −0.2 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −7.6% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 1977 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 3.3% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Oct 23, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$719m |
| 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$1.3bn |
| 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$584m |
| Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$7.9bn |
| 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$3.8bn |

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/iwm.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has IWM performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWM returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. Over three years the number is +79.3%.

### What does IWM cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

### What does IWM hold?

1,977 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 3.3% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is IWM below its high?

7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

### What is the expense ratio of IWM?

IWM's expense ratio is 0.19% a year, read from 485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026.


## Cite this page

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