ETF comparison

IWSvsVB

US Mid Cap vs US Small Cap.

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
45.2%

525 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IWS and VB would leave roughly45.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IWS only 54.7%Shared 45.2%VB only 54.6%
In IWS only
195 positions
Shared
525 positions
In VB only
784 positions

Side by side

IWS

iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF

iShares · US Mid Cap

88composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.23%
Net assets
$15.66B
TTM yield
1.31%
Top-10 conc.
7.1%
VB

Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF

Vanguard · US Small Cap

96composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$185.27B
TTM yield
1.24%
Top-10 conc.
5.5%

Sub-score comparison

77
Cost
97
88
Tax efficiency
88
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
IWSsub-scoreVB

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

VB is 20 bps cheaper than IWS. On a $100,000 position that's about $200/yr more in fees for IWS.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IWS vs VB.

Top shared holdings

525 shared in total
#HoldingIn IWSIn VBOverlap
1FLEX LTD0.58%0.36%0.36%
2ATMOS ENERGY CORP0.28%0.35%0.28%
3MKS INC0.27%0.37%0.27%
4ILLUMINA INC0.26%0.31%0.26%
5TWILIO INC0.25%0.38%0.25%
6MODERNA INC0.25%0.30%0.25%
7SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC0.24%0.29%0.24%
8WILLIAMS SONOMA INC0.23%0.33%0.23%
9F5 INC0.23%0.29%0.23%
10ENTEGRIS INC0.23%0.33%0.23%
11OKTA INC0.22%0.28%0.22%
12UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP0.22%0.28%0.22%

Only in IWS

195 total
  • WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY INC0.63%
  • PHILLIPS 660.62%
  • DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC0.62%
  • KINDER MORGAN INC0.61%
  • ALLSTATE CORP (THE)0.60%
  • HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY0.59%
  • REALTY INCOME CORP0.57%
  • DELTA AIR LINES INC0.56%
  • CORTEVA INC0.56%
  • AMETEK INC0.54%

Only in VB

784 total
  • Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.55%
  • Jabil Inc0.49%
  • REVOLUTION Medicines Inc0.46%
  • Astera Labs Inc0.45%
  • Natera Inc0.45%
  • EMCOR Group Inc0.45%
  • NRG Energy Inc0.37%
  • Tapestry Inc0.36%
  • Carpenter Technology Corp0.35%
  • FTAI Aviation Ltd0.34%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.