ETF comparison

IWSvsVO

Both US Mid Cap.

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

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
52.6%

195 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IWS and VO would leave roughly52.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IWS only 47.2%Shared 52.6%VO only 47.1%
In IWS only
525 positions
Shared
195 positions
In VO only
87 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%
VO

Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF

Vanguard · US Mid Cap

96composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$226.38B
TTM yield
1.33%
Top-10 conc.
9.5%

Sub-score comparison

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

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

Cost difference

VO 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 VO.

Top shared holdings

195 shared in total
#HoldingIn IWSIn VOOverlap
1PHILLIPS 660.62%0.66%0.62%
2WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY INC0.63%0.61%0.61%
3DIGITAL REALTY TRUST INC0.62%0.61%0.61%
4ALLSTATE CORP (THE)0.60%0.59%0.59%
5HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY0.59%0.58%0.58%
6DELTA AIR LINES INC0.56%0.57%0.56%
7REALTY INCOME CORP0.57%0.56%0.56%
8CORTEVA INC0.56%0.55%0.55%
9COHERENT CORP0.54%0.75%0.54%
10AMETEK INC0.54%0.54%0.54%
11UNITED RENTALS INC0.53%0.69%0.53%
12BAKER HUGHES COMPANY0.54%0.53%0.53%

Only in IWS

525 total
  • ATMOS ENERGY CORP0.28%
  • MKS INC0.27%
  • ILLUMINA INC0.26%
  • TWILIO INC0.25%
  • MODERNA INC0.25%
  • SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC0.24%
  • WILLIAMS SONOMA INC0.23%
  • F5 INC0.23%
  • ENTEGRIS INC0.23%
  • ROYALTY PHARMA PLC0.23%

Only in VO

87 total
  • Vertiv Holdings Co1.22%
  • Western Digital Corp1.06%
  • Seagate Technology Holdings PLC1.05%
  • Quanta Services Inc1.04%
  • Howmet Aerospace Inc1.04%
  • Cummins Inc0.95%
  • Datadog Inc0.83%
  • Bloom Energy Corp0.79%
  • Constellation Energy Corp0.78%
  • Cloudflare Inc0.76%

Open IWS or VO at a brokerage

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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.