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IWMISharesINDEX

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

$281.34-0.72% vs prior close
22930552-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through Oct 5, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

The fund generally invests at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index (i.e., depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index) and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.

Price & daily flows
291.1286.3281.5Wed Sep 16 · PRFZ at 20: the profitability filter is the edge281.34DAILY NET FLOWSep 8Sep 17Sep 25Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET +$2.3B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$2.3B of net inflows over the past month, about 2.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +14.3% so far this year. At 0.19% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLV has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$79.3Bassets under management
0.19%expense ratio · $19 per $10,000 a year
+$2.3Bnet flow, trailing month
24.8Mavg daily volume, 30 days
1941holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed May 22, 2000 · beta 1.18
The book at a glance
TWST-18.6%FROG+0.7%BTSG+2.8%UMBF+0.2%VSAT+6.6%MXL+3.6%HUT+3.3%TXG-17.5%GKOS-1.5%IDCC+0.3%ONB+0.1%CTRE+1.0%FCFS+0.8%PCVX-9.6%SM+0.1%PTGX-1.4%KRYS-2.4%EAT-1.9%CYTK-2.2%RHP+0.2%PBF-1.5%JXN-0.7%OSCR-0.2%HQY-0.5%TGTX-3.2%ZETA+0.2%PLXS-0.2%SLAB-0.1%CMC-0.9%FLR+2.7%SNEX-2.1%ACA-0.2%SSRM+1.1%ZWS-0.3%FSS+1.5%QLYS+0.6%NPO-0.2%ENS-0.3%ESE-1.4%PRAX-1.2%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE0.41%$166.97-18.6%
2FROGJFROG0.35%$98.51+0.7%
3BTSGBRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC0.34%$63.75+2.8%
4UMBFUMB FINANCIAL0.32%$130.08+0.2%
5VSATVIASAT0.31%$74.38+6.6%
6MXLMAXLINEAR0.31%$109.30+3.6%
7HUTHUT 8 MINING0.31%$92.22+3.3%
8TXG10X GENOMICS0.36%$80.66-17.5%
9GKOSGLAUKOS0.31%$161.59-1.5%
10IDCCINTERDIGITAL0.29%$339.29+0.3%
11ONBOLD NATIONAL BANCORP0.29%$24.89+0.1%
12CTRECARETRUST REIT0.29%$36.55+1.0%
13FCFSFIRSTCASH HOLDINGS0.29%$213.00+0.8%
14PCVXVAXCYTE0.25%$66.70-9.6%
15SMSM ENERGY0.29%$35.10+0.1%

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Sector weights
Health Care20.08%
Financials18.91%
Industrials14.09%
Information Technology14.04%
Consumer Discretionary8.82%
Energy6.8%
Real Estate5.6%
Materials4.15%
Utilities2.7%
Communication2.42%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States98.1%
Canada0.65%
Bermuda0.45%
Norway0.24%
Brazil0.16%
United Kingdom0.08%
Panama0.06%
Israel0.05%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+1.2%
1 month-5.0%
3 months-5.9%
6 months+12.0%
YTD+14.3%
1 year+14.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$485M
1 month+$2.3B
3 months+$1.6B
YTD−$5B
1 year−$1.2B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
19%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 0.4% of the book; the top ten carry 3%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 229 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
1Mcalls · latest snapshot
1.1Mputs · latest snapshot
1.07put/call ratio
19.8Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
TWST TWIST BIOSCIENCE$8M$10M
AXTI AXT$7M$7M
CIFR CIPHER MINING$6M$5M
OSCR OSCAR HEALTH$7M$3M
HUT HUT 8 MINING$5M$3M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against IWM

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IWM on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$286M-16bp on fee · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-16bp on fee · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-14bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-15bp on fee · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.3B+$575M-15bp on fee · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
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