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IWMISharesINDEX

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

$280.18+1.15% vs prior close
22930552-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 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.

IWM price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateIWM close
Sep 28, 2026$280.02
Sep 29, 2026$279.01
Sep 30, 2026$277.89
Oct 1, 2026$279.02
Oct 2, 2026$281.52
Oct 5, 2026$283.38
Oct 6, 2026$281.34
Oct 7, 2026$277.70
Oct 8, 2026$277.57
Oct 9, 2026$278.94
Oct 12, 2026$277.90
Oct 13, 2026$276.70
Oct 14, 2026$271.37
Oct 15, 2026$275.08
Oct 16, 2026$270.44
Oct 19, 2026$271.28
Oct 20, 2026$275.78
Oct 21, 2026$276.48
Oct 22, 2026$276.67
Oct 23, 2026$275.75
Oct 26, 2026$276.99
Oct 27, 2026$280.18

Daily net flows, 1M

Net outflow over the range: −$1.6B

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16−$4.3BOct 20Oct 22−$280.1MOct 26Sep 28Sep 30Oct 2Oct 6Oct 8Oct 12Oct 14Oct 16−$4.3BOct 20Oct 22−$280.1MOct 26Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12−$4.3BOct 19−$280.1MOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 28$530.9M
Sep 29$726.5M
Sep 30$669.6M
Oct 1−$889.6M
Oct 2$874.2M
Oct 5−$169.2M
Oct 6−$226.4M
Oct 7$1B
Oct 8−$407M
Oct 9$195.3M
Oct 12−$639.4M
Oct 13$306.8M
Oct 14−$203.9M
Oct 15$1.8B
Oct 16$1.3B
Oct 19−$4.3B
Oct 20−$1.2B
Oct 21$83.1M
Oct 22−$993.6M
Oct 23$192.5M
Oct 26−$280.1M
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$1.6B in net outflows over the past month, about 2.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +13.8% 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

$74.2Bassets under management
0.19%expense ratio · $19 per $10,000 a year
−$1.6Bnet flow, trailing month
24.9Mavg daily volume, 30 days
1941holdings · US-domiciled
2000listed May 22, 2000 · beta 1.16
The book at a glance
FROG+0.9%TWST+10.1%GKOS+1.6%UMBF-0.3%BTSG-0.9%SM-2.7%TXG+6.9%VSAT+5.9%RHP+0.0%ONB-0.3%CTRE-2.3%PTGX+0.6%JXN+1.8%IDCC+1.4%EAT+4.6%HQY-2.8%KRYS+2.2%PCVX+1.2%CYTK+1.3%TGTX+3.0%QLYS+1.2%FCFS+5.8%OSCR+0.8%SYRE+6.6%ZETA-1.0%ALKS-0.3%ZWS-0.3%ANF+0.4%KYMR+2.4%SLAB+0.2%PBF-8.6%CVLT+2.9%CMC+1.9%MAC-0.9%COMP+0.4%MATX+1.3%FSS+1.5%VLY+0.9%TRNO+0.1%HUT+6.9%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1FROGJFROG0.37%$100.46+0.9%
2TWSTTWIST BIOSCIENCE0.31%$159.85+10.1%
3GKOSGLAUKOS0.35%$181.17+1.6%
4UMBFUMB FINANCIAL0.34%$133.80-0.3%
5BTSGBRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC0.34%$58.36-0.9%
6SMSM ENERGY0.33%$39.07-2.7%
7TXG10X GENOMICS0.28%$78.02+6.9%
8VSATVIASAT0.27%$70.30+5.9%
9RHPRYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES0.30%$132.27+0.0%
10ONBOLD NATIONAL BANCORP0.30%$24.95-0.3%
11CTRECARETRUST REIT0.30%$36.14-2.3%
12PTGXPROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS0.29%$141.12+0.6%
13JXNJACKSON FINANCIAL0.28%$135.06+1.8%
14IDCCINTERDIGITAL0.29%$328.81+1.4%
15EATBRINKER INTERNATIONAL0.27%$196.72+4.6%

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Sector weights

  • Health Care20.31%
  • Financials19.79%
  • Industrials13.22%
  • Information Technology13.1%
  • Consumer Discretionary9.07%
  • Energy6.9%
  • Real Estate5.85%
  • Materials3.91%
  • Utilities2.86%
  • Communication2.32%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Health Care20.31%
Financials19.79%
Industrials13.22%
Information Technology13.1%
Consumer Discretionary9.07%
Energy6.9%
Real Estate5.85%
Materials3.91%
Utilities2.86%
Communication2.32%

Country weights

  • United States98.06%
  • Canada0.61%
  • Bermuda0.45%
  • Norway0.24%
  • Brazil0.19%
  • United Kingdom0.08%
  • Panama0.06%
  • Israel0.05%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States98.06%
Canada0.61%
Bermuda0.45%
Norway0.24%
Brazil0.19%
United Kingdom0.08%
Panama0.06%
Israel0.05%
Performance
1 week+1.3%
1 month-0.6%
3 months-4.3%
6 months+1.3%
YTD+13.8%
1 year+11.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$998M
1 month−$1.6B
3 months−$522M
YTD−$8.3B
1 year−$4.4B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
−$4.1BOct+$3.7BNov+$2BDec−$3.7BJan−$535MFeb+$1.8BMar−$3.5BApr+$100.3MMay−$505MJul−$390.1MAug+$2BSep−$3.5BOct−$4.1BOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep−$3.5BOct−$4.1BOctDecFebAprJul−$3.5BOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct−$4.1B
Nov$3.7B
Dec$2B
Jan−$3.7B
Feb−$535M
Mar$1.8B
Apr−$3.5B
May$100.3M
Jul−$505M
Aug−$390.1M
Sep$2B
Oct−$3.5B
The risk read
15%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
18%realized volatility, 1 year
-11.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-8.2%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 231 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
760Kcalls · latest snapshot
937Kputs · latest snapshot
1.23put/call ratio
17.3Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
ZETA ZETA GLOBAL HOLDINGS$6M$4M
AXTI AXT$5M$5M
HUT HUT 8 MINING$4M$4M
UNF UNIFIRST$4M$2M
RIOT RIOT PLATFORMS$3M$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 SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-16bp on fee · +$609M 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%$23.7B+$47M-15bp on fee · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
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