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ETF Comparisons

IWM vs. VXUS

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

IWM
$--
vs

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
$--

Correlation

0.78

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Top 10 comparisons with IWM:
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IWM
Correlation
With:
VXUS
Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
0.78
SwitchTNADirexion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Dialy Small Cap Bull 3X Shares1.00URTYProShares Trust - ProShares UltraPro Russell2000 3x Shares1.00VTWOVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Russell 2000 Index ETF1.00UWMProShares Trust - ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 2X Shares1.00SCHASchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF1.00ESMLBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF0.99BBSCJ.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF0.99SMMDBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 2500 ETF0.99NUSCNuveen Fund Advisors LLC - Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF0.99PRFZInvesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF0.99

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by IWM and VXUS:

There are no shared holdings.
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IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF
VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock 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
VXUS Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Inception date
May 22 2000
Jan 28 2011
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.07%
IWM has a higher expense ratio than VXUS by 0.12%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in IWM than VXUS.
Type
US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
IWM targets investing in US Equities, while VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
IWM is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while VXUS is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$4,463,198,665
$112,472,630
Both IWM and VXUS 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
$56,738,130,416
IWM has more assets under management than VXUS by $6,188,693,889. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Russell 2000 Index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
IWM is based off of the Russell 2000 Index, while VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
IWM and VXUS 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 VXUS 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 VXUS may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither IWM nor VXUS require a K1.
IWM and VXUS’s Correlation
When ETFs are correlated, there are 3 main topics to analyze that will help you build your automated trading strategy: liquidity, expense, and risk.
  • Liquidity: In an active trading strategy (trading multiple time per week), it’s important to consider the liquidity of the ETF you’re using. Lower liquidity can mean more money lost in slippage. AUM and average daily volume are both indicators of liquidity.
  • Expense: Some ETFs are more expensive to use than others. For strategies that are focused on longer holding periods, it’s important to factor in how expensive it is to hold this ETF. Expense ratio is the main indicator of how expensive an ETF is.
  • Risk: Some ETFs will be highly correlated, but have varying degrees of returns, due to leverage. It’s important to consider if an ETF is using leverage or not. The main indicators of a riskier ETF will be the use of leverage and higher standard deviation or max drawdown in a backtest.

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