RSSL vs VTWO: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Global X Russell 2000 ETF

RSSLBNYSE Arca

Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF

VTWOANasdaq

Overlap

95.3%by weight

Expense ratio

VTWO −0.02pt a year

RSSL0.08%VTWO0.06%

Avg volume · 30D

VTWO 110.5×the volume

RSSL13.1KVTWO1.45M

RSSL vs VTWO Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+14.7%RSSL+14.8%VTWO

Expense ratio: RSSL 0.08%; VTWO 0.06%, better
Fund size: RSSL $1.45B; VTWO $17.3B
1Y total return: RSSL +14.7%; VTWO +14.8%, better
Yield (12M): RSSL 1.34%, better; VTWO 1.20%
Holdings: RSSL 1977; VTWO 2000
Avg volume (30D): RSSL 13.1K sh; VTWO 1.45M sh, better
NAV per share: RSSL $109.29; VTWO $112.88
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for RSSL, VTWO, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	RSSL	VTWO
Cost30% weight	B69	A75Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	D26	D34Higher
Tradability15% weight	C50	C54Higher
Holdings10% weight	A71Higher	A70
Durability5% weight	D31	A83Higher

Rank among US Small-Cap funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. RSSL and VTWO are both graded against the same 16 US Small-Cap funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Small-Cap⁠

Category · 16 funds

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VTWO ranks 4th and RSSL 8th of 16 funds in the US Small-Cap Category.

Rank 1ASCHASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETFScore 81
Rank 2AVBVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFScore 77
Rank 3ABKSEBNY Mellon US Small Cap Core Equity ETFScore 72
Rank 4AVTWOVanguard Russell 2000 ETFScore 71
Rank 5ASMMDiShares Russell 2500 ETFScore 69
Rank 7BDFASDimensional US Small Cap ETFScore 66
Rank 8BRSSLGlobal X Russell 2000 ETFScore 65
Rank 9BFNDASchwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETFScore 62

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

RSSLBGlobal X Russell 2000 ETF

VTWOAVanguard Russell 2000 ETF

In short

RSSL A 2024 arrival that owns the whole Russell 2000 (about 2,000 US small caps) for eight basis points, undercutting the index's famous incumbent. Same neighborhood, cheaper toll.

VTWO The Russell 2000 is the small-cap benchmark every headline quotes. VTWO is Vanguard's cheap seat on it: about 2,000 small US companies for 0.06% a year, a fraction of the fee on the best-known fund tracking the same index.

Stated mandate

RSSL The fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 RIC Capped Index before fees and expenses.

VTWO The fund invests in stocks in the Russell 2000 Index and seeks to closely track that index's return, representing small-cap U.S. stock exposure.

Why people hold it

RSSL 0.08% a year, well under the small-cap category median and below IWM, the best-known Russell 2000 tracker. Same index family, less fee drag.globalxetfs.com
Plain vanilla by design: it tracks the Russell 2000 RIC Capped Index, roughly 2,000 US small caps, with no factor tilts or manager guesswork layered on top.globalxetfs.com
Grew into a multi-billion-dollar fund quickly after its 2024 launch, and rates as one of the stronger builds among US small-cap trackers we review.
Pays distributions quarterly, the standard cadence for broad equity index funds.

VTWO Same index, smaller toll. VTWO charges 0.06% while IWM, the other big Russell 2000 tracker, charges 0.19%. The small-cap category median is 0.25%.vanguard.com
Holds roughly 2,000 stocks, the whole small-cap benchmark rather than a trimmed slice. A multi-billion-dollar fund, actively traded, running since 2010 and paying quarterly.
Tracking has been about as tight as this corner of the market gets, one of the closest index-replication records among US small-cap funds.

Worth knowing

RSSL Thinly traded next to the category's heavyweights, so bid-ask spreads can run wider. Matters more for large or hurried orders than for small ones.
Launched in 2024, so there is only a short live record to judge, unlike Russell 2000 funds that have been running for decades.
Small caps are the volatile end of US equities. Full-index exposure means owning the unprofitable and the fragile alongside the up-and-coming.

VTWO Small-cap stocks swing harder than large caps, and this fund stays fully invested in them through the rough stretches.vanguard.com
Cheaper exists on the shelf: VB and SCHA run 0.03%, though they follow different small-cap indexes with different membership rules.
The Russell 2000 rebuilds its membership on a published schedule (June, plus a December rebalance from 2026), which packs index-driven trading into those dates.lseg.com

Full RSSL profile⁠

Full VTWO profile⁠

RSSL vs VTWO Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026

How RSSL and VTWO differ

Overlap by weight

95.3%

Shared holdings make up 99.4% of RSSL and 97.2% of VTWO.

Level by level

Holdings1,966 in both95.3%
Countryby domicile98.4%
Sector11 Sectors99.3%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in RSSL and VTWO, widest gap first
Sector	More in RSSLMore in VTWO	RSSL	VTWO
Health Care	VTWO +0.4 points	20.4%	20.8%
Energy	RSSL +0.3 points	6.5%	6.2%
Industrials	VTWO +0.2 points	13.5%	13.7%
Consumer Discretionary	RSSL +0.2 points	8.7%	8.5%
Consumer Staples	RSSL +0.1 points	2.7%	2.6%
Utilities	RSSL +0.1 points	2.8%	2.7%
Technology	VTWO +0.1 points	14.1%	14.2%
Real Estate	RSSL +0.1 points	6.4%	6.3%
Communication	VTWO +0.1 points	2.1%	2.2%
Materials	Same weight	4.8%	4.8%
Financials	Same weight	18.1%	18.1%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in RSSL and VTWO, widest gap first
Country	More in RSSLMore in VTWO	RSSL	VTWO
United States	VTWO +1.6 points	98.4%	100.0%
Brazil	RSSL +0.6 points	0.6%	0.0%
Other countries (11)	RSSL +1.0 points	1.0%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

RSSL3.3%
VTWO5.4%

Securities held

RSSL1,974
VTWO1,998

Asset class

RSSL: Equity
VTWO: Equity

Holdings

Only in RSSL8
In both1,966
Only in VTWO32

Only in RSSL

8 securities, 0.5% of RSSL by weight

Moog Inc-Class A0.36%
Other Payable & Receivables0.07%
Del Monte Corp0.03%
Greif Inc-Cl B0.02%
Crawford & Company -Cl A<0.01%
Biglari Holdings Inc-A<0.01%
Verdera Energy Corp<0.01%
Trinseo PLC0.00%

Only in VTWO

32 securities, 2.9% of VTWO by weight

SLBBH11422.36%
Moog Inc0.36%
BioLife Solutions Inc0.05%
Del Monte Corp0.03%
Greif Inc0.02%
Simulations Plus Inc0.01%
Crawford & Co<0.01%
Biglari Holdings Inc<0.01%
Accelevation Holdings Corp<0.01%
Attovia Therapeutics Inc<0.01%
Orion180 Insurance Group Inc<0.01%
Lyntris Inc<0.01%
Electra Therapeutics Inc<0.01%
Blossomhill Therapeutics Inc<0.01%
Braveheart Bio Inc<0.01%
Latigo Biotherapeutics Inc<0.01%
Vogenx Inc<0.01%
American Savings Bank NA<0.01%
Inhibrx Inc - Cvr (May 2024)<0.01%
ADARx Pharmaceuticals Inc<0.01%
Verdera Energy Corp<0.01%
Tobira Therapeutics Inc - Cvr 2018<0.01%
Pfizer Inc - Cvr (Nov 25)0.00%
Aduro Biotech Cvr0.00%
Gtx Inc Cvr0.00%
Neighborhood Intell Inc0.00%
Gen Digital Inc - Cvr (April 2025)0.00%
Flexion Therapeutics Inc Cvr0.00%
Coherus Biosciences Inc-Cvr (Sept 2026)0.00%
Trinseo PLC0.00%
Third Harmonic Bio Inc0.00%
Sterling Bancorp Inc/MI0.00%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 1,966 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in RSSL and VTWO, widest gap first
Holding	More in RSSLMore in VTWO	RSSL	VTWO
Vaxcyte IncPCVX	RSSL +0.08 points	0.33%	0.25%
Twist Bioscience CorpTWST	VTWO +0.08 points	0.34%	0.42%
10X Genomics Inc-Class ATXG	VTWO +0.05 points	0.30%	0.35%
Rxo IncRXO	RSSL +0.05 points	0.16%	0.11%
Option Care Health IncOPCH	RSSL +0.05 points	0.17%	0.12%
Penguin Solutions IncPENG	RSSL +0.04 points	0.13%	0.09%
Brightspring Health ServicesBTSG	RSSL +0.05 points	0.36%	0.31%
First Bancorp Puerto RicoFBP	RSSL +0.04 points	0.14%	0.10%
Riot Platforms IncRIOT	VTWO +0.04 points	0.20%	0.24%
Sm Energy CoSM	RSSL +0.04 points	0.31%	0.27%
Pbf Energy Inc-Class APBF	RSSL +0.03 points	0.28%	0.25%
Oscar Health Inc - Class AOSCR	RSSL +0.04 points	0.28%	0.24%
D-Wave Quantum IncQBTS	VTWO +0.03 points	0.17%	0.20%
Axt IncAXTI	VTWO +0.03 points	0.13%	0.16%
Haemonetics Corp/MassHAE	RSSL +0.03 points	0.19%	0.16%
Cipher Digital IncCIFR	VTWO +0.03 points	0.15%	0.18%
Praxis Precision Medicines IPRAX	VTWO +0.03 points	0.21%	0.24%
Synaptics IncSYNA	RSSL +0.03 points	0.16%	0.13%
Sphere Entertainment CoSPHR	VTWO +0.02 points	0.10%	0.12%
Stoneco Ltd-ASTNE	RSSL +0.02 points	0.09%	0.07%
Ultra Clean Holdings IncUCTT	VTWO +0.02 points	0.10%	0.12%
Rigetti Computing IncRGTI	VTWO +0.02 points	0.15%	0.17%
International Seaways IncINSW	RSSL +0.03 points	0.18%	0.15%
Gentherm IncTHRM	RSSL +0.03 points	0.06%	0.03%
Nektar TherapeuticsNKTR	VTWO +0.02 points	0.05%	0.07%
Abercrombie & Fitch Co-Cl AANF	RSSL +0.02 points	0.22%	0.20%
Mara Holdings IncMARA	VTWO +0.02 points	0.12%	0.14%
Acm Research Inc-Class AACMR	VTWO +0.02 points	0.13%	0.15%
Aehr Test SystemsAEHR	VTWO +0.02 points	0.08%	0.10%
Black Hills CorpBKH	RSSL +0.02 points	0.20%	0.18%
Ssr Mining IncSSRM	RSSL +0.02 points	0.25%	0.23%
Dht Holdings IncDHT	RSSL +0.02 points	0.13%	0.11%
Zeta Global Holdings Corp-AZETA	RSSL +0.02 points	0.26%	0.24%
Scholar Rock Holding CorpSRRK	VTWO +0.02 points	0.16%	0.18%
Tenable Holdings IncTENB	RSSL +0.02 points	0.15%	0.13%
Mirion Technologies IncMIR	RSSL +0.02 points	0.13%	0.11%
Cleanspark IncCLSK	VTWO +0.02 points	0.09%	0.11%
Cnx Resources CorpCNX	RSSL +0.02 points	0.17%	0.15%
Solaris Energy InfrastructurSEI	RSSL +0.02 points	0.15%	0.13%
Box Inc - Class ABOX	RSSL +0.02 points	0.17%	0.15%
Radian Group IncRDN	RSSL +0.01 points	0.15%	0.14%
Joby Aviation IncJOBY	VTWO +0.01 points	0.12%	0.13%
Arrivent Biopharma IncAVBP	VTWO +0.02 points	0.02%	0.04%
Remitly Global IncRELY	RSSL +0.02 points	0.15%	0.13%
Qualys IncQLYS	RSSL +0.02 points	0.24%	0.22%
Travere Therapeutics IncTVTX	VTWO +0.01 points	0.16%	0.17%
Servicetitan Inc-ATTAN	RSSL +0.02 points	0.15%	0.13%
Outfront Media IncOUT	RSSL +0.01 points	0.16%	0.15%
Dave IncDAVE	RSSL +0.01 points	0.12%	0.11%
Northwestern Energy GroupNWE	RSSL +0.02 points	0.16%	0.14%
Transocean LtdRIG	RSSL +0.02 points	0.19%	0.17%
Shake Shack Inc - Class ASHAK	RSSL +0.01 points	0.09%	0.08%
Valaris LtdVAL	RSSL +0.01 points	0.16%	0.15%
Pacira Biosciences IncPCRX	RSSL +0.02 points	0.05%	0.03%
Healthequity IncHQY	RSSL +0.02 points	0.26%	0.24%
Celcuity IncCELC	VTWO +0.01 points	0.09%	0.10%
Jfrog LtdFROG	RSSL +0.01 points	0.36%	0.35%
Essent Group LtdESNT	RSSL +0.02 points	0.19%	0.17%
Urban Outfitters IncURBN	RSSL +0.01 points	0.16%	0.15%
Cg Oncology IncCGON	VTWO +0.01 points	0.16%	0.17%
Frontdoor IncFTDR	RSSL +0.02 points	0.19%	0.17%
Delek Us Holdings IncDK	RSSL +0.02 points	0.16%	0.14%
Concentra Group Holdings ParCON	RSSL +0.02 points	0.15%	0.13%
Murphy Oil CorpMUR	RSSL +0.01 points	0.18%	0.17%
Pagseguro Digital Ltd-Cl APAGS	RSSL +0.02 points	0.07%	0.05%
Protagonist Therapeutics IncPTGX	RSSL +0.01 points	0.30%	0.29%
Glaukos CorpGKOS	RSSL +0.02 points	0.33%	0.31%
Hinge Health Inc-AHNGE	RSSL +0.02 points	0.16%	0.14%
Braze Inc-ABRZE	RSSL +0.01 points	0.09%	0.08%
Academy Sports & Outdoors InASO	RSSL +0.01 points	0.11%	0.10%
Casella Waste Systems Inc-ACWST	RSSL +0.01 points	0.18%	0.17%
Adaptive BiotechnologiesADPT	VTWO +0.01 points	0.14%	0.15%
Usa Rare Earth IncUSAR	VTWO +0.01 points	0.09%	0.10%
Myr Group Inc/DelawareMYRG	RSSL +0.01 points	0.16%	0.15%
Impinj IncPI	RSSL +0.02 points	0.19%	0.17%
Southwest Gas Holdings IncSWX	RSSL +0.01 points	0.21%	0.20%
Lumen Technologies IncLUMN	VTWO +0.01 points	0.17%	0.18%
Fluor CorpFLR	RSSL +0.01 points	0.23%	0.22%
Sezzle IncSEZL	RSSL +0.01 points	0.07%	0.06%
Insight Enterprises IncNSIT	RSSL +0.01 points	0.17%	0.16%
Workiva IncWK	RSSL +0.02 points	0.13%	0.11%
Calumet IncCLMT	RSSL +0.01 points	0.13%	0.12%
Warrior Met Coal IncHCC	RSSL +0.02 points	0.17%	0.15%
Firstcash Holdings IncFCFS	RSSL +0.02 points	0.30%	0.28%
Federal Signal CorpFSS	RSSL +0.02 points	0.24%	0.22%
Figs Inc-Class AFIGS	RSSL +0.02 points	0.06%	0.04%
Core Natural Resources IncCNR	RSSL +0.02 points	0.16%	0.14%
Xometry Inc-AXMTR	RSSL +0.01 points	0.19%	0.18%
Soundhound Ai Inc-ASOUN	VTWO +0.01 points	0.07%	0.08%
Matson IncMATX	RSSL +0.01 points	0.23%	0.22%
Ryman Hospitality PropertiesRHP	RSSL +0.01 points	0.28%	0.27%
Commvault Systems IncCVLT	RSSL +0.01 points	0.22%	0.21%
Commercial Metals CoCMC	RSSL +0.01 points	0.24%	0.23%
Plug Power IncPLUG	VTWO +0.02 points	0.07%	0.09%
Maximus IncMMS	RSSL +0.02 points	0.11%	0.09%
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp - AMGY	RSSL +0.02 points	0.20%	0.18%
Tidewater IncTDW	RSSL +0.02 points	0.15%	0.13%
Palomar Holdings IncPLMR	RSSL +0.01 points	0.12%	0.11%
Nuscale Power CorpSMR	VTWO +0.01 points	0.08%	0.09%
Harley-Davidson IncHOG	RSSL +0.01 points	0.09%	0.08%

All 1,966 RSSL holdings⁠All 1,969 VTWO holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

RSSL vs VTWO Cost

Overpaying RSSL vs VTWO

$419

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

RSSL 0.08%
$1,689
VTWO 0.06%
$1,270

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

RSSL 0.08%
VTWO 0.06%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	RSSL	VTWO	Overpaying
10	$147	$110	$37
20	$575	$432	$143
30	$1,689	$1,270	$419

Expense ratio

0.08%RSSL
0.06%VTWO, cheaper

VTWO0.06%RSSL0.08%

0.03%0.60%

Middle half of US Small-Cap funds
Median 0.20%

VTWO 4th cheapest of 16 funds

RSSL 5th cheapest of 16 funds

RSSL vs VTWO Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): RSSL 1.34%, better; VTWO 1.20%
Payout (12M): RSSL $1.46; VTWO $1.36
Last payment: RSSL $0.41; VTWO $0.39
Ex-dividend: RSSL Oct 5, 2026; VTWO Sep 23, 2026
Paid on: RSSL Oct 8, 2026; VTWO Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: RSSL Quarterly; VTWO Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

RSSLQuarterly · 10 paymentsAll RSSL payments⁠

VTWOQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VTWO payments⁠

RSSL vs VTWO Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: RSSL 18.1%since Jul 2024VTWO 19.0%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: RSSL 0.68since Jul 2024VTWO 0.86
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: RSSL −27.8%since Jun 2024VTWO −31.9%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: RSSL 1.22VTWO 1.14; Market = 1

RSSL and VTWO in the news

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RSSL vs VTWO

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it