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IWM vs. VTI

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

IWM
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Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI
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Correlation

IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF
VTIVanguard Total Stock Market 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
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
Inception date
May 22, 2000
May 24, 2001
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.03%
IWM has a higher expense ratio than VTI by 0.16%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in IWM than VTI.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
IWM targets investing in US Equities, while VTI targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
IWM is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while VTI is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$4,463,198,665
$607,495,967
Both IWM and VTI 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
$306,403,223,628
IWM has more assets under management than VTI by $255,853,787,101. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Russell 2000 Index
CRSP US Total Market Index
IWM is based off of the Russell 2000 Index, while VTI is based off of the CRSP US Total Market Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
IWM and VTI 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 VTI 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 VTI may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither IWM nor VTI require a K1.

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