IWM vs VXUS ETF holdings comparison
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) · Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)
IWM and VXUS overlap by <0.1% by portfolio weight. The remaining 100.0 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 6 stocks; the largest shared position is SSR Mining, Inc. (SSRM), contributing 0.01% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
IWM and VXUS share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in IWM | in VXUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSR Mining, Inc. | SSRM | 0.20% | 0.01% |
| Brookfield Infrastructure Corp. | BIPC | 0.15% | 0.01% |
| Energy Fuels, Inc. | UUUU | 0.11% | <0.01% |
| Brookfield Business Corp. | BBUC | 0.06% | <0.01% |
| Novagold Resources, Inc. | NG | 0.07% | <0.01% |
| Perpetua Resources Corp. | PPTA | 0.06% | <0.01% |
Holdings only in IWM or VXUS
IWM has 1980 fund-only positions representing approximately 99.1 percentage points of reported exposure; VXUS has 8626 fund-only positions representing approximately 98.2 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in IWM
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Moog, Inc. | MOG.A | 0.38% |
| Hut 8 Corp. | HUT | 0.37% |
| Viasat, Inc. | VSAT | 0.35% |
| BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. | BTSG | 0.35% |
| Cytokinetics, Inc. | CYTK | 0.35% |
| MaxLinear, Inc. | MXL | 0.34% |
| Argan, Inc. | AGX | 0.34% |
| UMB Financial Corp. | UMBF | 0.33% |
| JFrog Ltd. | FROG | 0.31% |
| Riot Platforms, Inc. | RIOT | 0.30% |
Largest positions only in VXUS
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | N/A | 4.10% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | N/A | 1.83% |
| ASML Holding NV | N/A | 1.45% |
| SK hynix Inc | N/A | 1.43% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | N/A | 0.87% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | N/A | 0.83% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.70% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY | 0.67% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 0.66% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | N/A | 0.63% |
FAQ
How much do IWM and VXUS overlap?
IWM and VXUS have <0.1% overlap by weight, sharing 6 equity positions (out of 1986 in IWM and 8632 in VXUS). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-06-30 for IWM and 2026-07-31 for VXUS.
What does <0.1% overlap mean?
IWM and VXUS share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do IWM and VXUS both hold?
The largest shared positions are SSR Mining, Inc., Brookfield Infrastructure Corp., Energy Fuels, Inc., Brookfield Business Corp., Novagold Resources, Inc.. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between IWM and VXUS?
IWM has 1980 positions not found in VXUS, while VXUS has 8626 positions not found in IWM. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.