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VT vs. IWM

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

VT
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iShares Russell 2000 ETF

IWM
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Top 10 comparisons with VT:
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VT
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IWM
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
SwitchACWIBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF1.00SPGMSSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF1.00CRBNBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF1.00URTHBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI World ETF0.99AOABlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Aggressive Allocation ETF0.99IWVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 3000 ETF0.97ITOTBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.97VTIVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF0.97DFAUDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional US Core Equity Market ETF0.97SCHBSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF0.97

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VT and IWM:

There are no shared holdings.
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VTVanguard Total World Stock ETF
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF

What is VT?

Invests in more than 3000 stocks representative of the whole U.S. market. Goal is to keep pace with U.S. stock market returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value typically rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your money s growth is essential.

Snapshot
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VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Inception date
Jun 24, 2008
May 22, 2000
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.19%
VT has a lower expense ratio than IWM by 0.12%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VT than IWM.
Type
Global Equities
US Equities
VT targets investing in Global Equities, while IWM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Blackrock (iShares)
VT is managed by Vanguard, while IWM is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$138,228,150
$4,463,198,665
Both VT and IWM 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
$28,426,068,465
$50,549,436,527
VT has more assets under management than IWM by $22,123,368,062. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap Index
Russell 2000 Index
VT is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap Index, while IWM is based off of the Russell 2000 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VT and IWM 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
VT and IWM 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
VT and IWM may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VT nor IWM require a K1.

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