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IWM

GradeANew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Broad Stock Market · IShares · Inception 2000-05-21 · SEC filings

$282.63−4.58 (−1.60%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 287.21 to 282.63. Range 282.04 to 285.79. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$282.00$284.00$285.00$286.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.19%
Fund size
$75.9B
1Y return
+18.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.95%
Holdings
1984
Volume · 30D
23.3M sh
NAV per share
$285.49
52W range
low $228.90high $305.18

The ETF.net IWM Grade

A

70/ 100

Rank 6 of 17 in US Small-Cap⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for IWM. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 32, Mission 100, Tradability 85, Holdings 76, Durability 83. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (32). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 70 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 53
    Category rank8/17 · top 47%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank3/16 · top 19%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 32
    Category rank15/17 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 85
    Category rank2/17 · top 12%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 76
    Category rank5/17 · top 29%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 83
    Category rank3/17 · top 18%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on IWM

ETF.net Research

AThe Russell 2000's default trading vehicle. Live since 2000, it packs the small-cap end of the US market into one heavily traded ticker with a deep options market around it. Cheaper funds track the same index; this is the liquid one.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the Russell 2000 Index, which represents small-capitalization U.S. equities.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Roughly 2,000 small US companies in one ticker, weighted by size, no stock picking. iShares has run it since 2000.
  2. 02The job is to mirror the Russell 2000, and it has tracked that index with very little drift.
  3. 03Among the most heavily traded funds in US small caps, with a listed options market on top: Cboe options on IWM settle into actual fund shares.cdn.cboe.com
  4. 040.19% a year, below the median fee in its small-cap index peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01VTWO tracks the same Russell 2000 index for 0.06%. The extra you pay here buys trading depth, not different exposure.
  2. 02Small caps swing harder than the large-cap market, and this fund holds the full index through those swings rather than sidestepping them.
  3. 03Income shows up quarterly, and small-cap payouts are a side note, not the point of the fund.

IWM Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:24 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
1,984
Top-10 weight
3%
Largest holding
TWST0.4%

Sectors

  • Health Care20.3%
  • Financials18.5%
  • Industrials13.7%
  • Technology13.6%
  • Consumer Discr.8.5%
  • Energy6.5%
  • Real Estate6.5%
  • Materials4.9%
  • Utilities2.7%
  • Cons. Staples2.6%
  • Communication2.1%

Geography

  • United States95.11%
  • Bermuda1.78%
  • United Kingdom0.64%
  • Switzerland0.49%
  • Canada0.40%
  • Ireland0.33%
  • Puerto Rico0.30%
  • Monaco0.18%
  • Other countries (12)0.76%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 133.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE0.36%1,641,559$274M123
002MOG-AMOOG INC CLASS A0.34%709,955$259M148
003HUTHUT CORP0.33%2,559,122$253M106
004FROGJFROG0.33%2,706,134$251M115
005UMBFUMB FINANCIAL0.33%1,844,697$248M164
006VSATVIASAT INC0.32%3,188,097$244M159
007BTSGBRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC0.31%4,168,148$237M153
008GKOSGLAUKOS0.31%1,428,830$234M123
009CYTKCYTOKINETICS0.30%3,343,839$230M139
010SMSM ENERGY0.30%6,045,840$224M161
011CTRECARETRUST REIT0.30%5,943,731$223M154
012TXG10X GENOMICS CLASS A0.29%2,904,319$222M136
013FCFSFIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC0.29%1,013,103$222M148
014ONBOLD NATIONAL BANCORP0.29%8,748,480$221M142
015PTGXPROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS0.29%1,523,577$218M137

Showing 1–15 of 1982 holdings

IWM Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

IWM$11,872
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. IWM $11,872. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,287$11,054$12,821Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for IWM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIWM
Year to date+17.5%
1 month−4.0%
3 months−3.4%
1 year+18.7%
3 years+19.1%per year
5 years+6.8%per year
10 years+10.0%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IWM
YearReturn barIWM
2026 YTD+17.5%
2025+12.7%
2024+11.4%
2023+16.8%
2022−20.5%
2021+14.5%
2020+20.0%

IWM in the news

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IWM Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
0.95%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.73Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.75 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.39; Jul 6, 2017 $0.61; Sep 26, 2017 $0.35; Dec 21, 2017 $0.58; Mar 22, 2018 $0.36; Jul 3, 2018 $0.60; Sep 26, 2018 $0.45; Dec 17, 2018 $0.47; Mar 20, 2019 $0.41; Jun 17, 2019 $0.53; Sep 24, 2019 $0.54; Dec 16, 2019 $0.60; Mar 25, 2020 $0.42; Jun 15, 2020 $0.47; Sep 23, 2020 $0.57; Dec 14, 2020 $0.59; Mar 25, 2021 $0.40; Jun 10, 2021 $0.35; Sep 24, 2021 $0.68; Dec 13, 2021 $0.67; Mar 24, 2022 $0.40; Jun 9, 2022 $0.49; Sep 26, 2022 $0.86; Dec 13, 2022 $0.83; Mar 23, 2023 $0.63; Jun 7, 2023 $0.51; Sep 26, 2023 $0.83; Dec 20, 2023 $0.73; Mar 21, 2024 $0.52; Jun 11, 2024 $0.56; Sep 25, 2024 $0.75; Dec 17, 2024 $0.69; Mar 18, 2025 $0.46; Jun 16, 2025 $0.58; Sep 16, 2025 $0.68; Dec 16, 2025 $0.84; Mar 17, 2026 $0.44; Jun 15, 2026 $0.70; Sep 15, 2026 $0.75. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 15, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.75
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.70
Mar 17, 2026Mar 20, 2026$0.44
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.84
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.68
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.58
Mar 18, 2025Mar 21, 2025$0.46
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.69
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.75
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.56
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.52
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.73

IWM Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
19.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.68
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−31.9%
Trough Jun 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.26
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

IWM Cost

Expense ratio0.19%
  • The middle half of US Small-Cap funds
  • Median 0.20%

7 of the 17 US Small-Cap funds charge less.

IWM costs $19.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Small-Cap fund costs $20.00.