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IWM vs. VOO

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

IWM
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO
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Correlation

IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF
VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF

What is IWM?

The iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the small capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market as represented by the Russell 2000 Index. The index represents the approximately 2000 smallest companies in the Russell 3000 Index.

Snapshot
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IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Inception date
May 22, 2000
Sep 7, 2010
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.03%
IWM has a higher expense ratio than VOO by 0.16%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in IWM than VOO.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
IWM targets investing in US Equities, while VOO targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
IWM is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while VOO is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$4,463,198,665
$1,621,694,598
Both IWM and VOO are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$50,549,436,527
$325,714,712,538
IWM has more assets under management than VOO by $275,165,276,011. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Russell 2000 Index
S&P 500 Index
IWM is based off of the Russell 2000 Index, while VOO is based off of the S&P 500 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
IWM and VOO use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
IWM and VOO both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
IWM and VOO may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither IWM nor VOO require a K1.

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