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IWM vs. VYM

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

IWM
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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
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Top 10 comparisons with IWM:
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IWM
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VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
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 VYM:

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Performance Measures**

for the time period May 26, 2000 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

IWM

2.5%

5.8%

VYM

3.8%

4.7%

Diff.

-1.3%

+1.1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

IWM

-59.0%

24.0%

VYM

-57.0%

18.3%

Diff.

-2%

+5.7%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

IWM

0.45

0.14

VYM

0.56

0.16

Diff.

-0.11

-0.02

IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield 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
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
May 22, 2000
Nov 10, 2006
Expense ratio
0.19%
0.06%
IWM has a higher expense ratio than VYM by 0.13%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in IWM than VYM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
IWM targets investing in US Equities, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
IWM is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$4,463,198,665
$134,746,385
Both IWM and VYM 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
$48,466,955,232
IWM has more assets under management than VYM by $2,082,481,295. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Russell 2000 Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
IWM is based off of the Russell 2000 Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither IWM nor VYM use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
IWM and VYM 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
Yes
VYM may offer dividends, while IWM does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
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Neither IWM nor VYM require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toIWM

Modified Foreign Rat

Category

Tactical asset allocation, volatility regime, leveraged ETFs, mean reversion, trend following, emerging markets, hedged/cash, daily rebalance

OOS Cumulative Return

549.57%

Trading Strategies
Related toVYM

Super Simple Symphony - Less Derivatives -

Category

Tactical asset allocation, momentum, risk-on/risk-off, ETFs, leveraged ETFs, multi-asset, defensive vs aggressive

OOS Cumulative Return

170.26%

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Disclaimers

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