iShares vs Fidelity: ETF issuers compared

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iShares vs Fidelity: ETF issuers compared | ETF Tracker

Sectors: iShares wins, 84% to 83% of funds made money

Every dot is one sectors fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund.

BOX SCORE · SECTORS	iShares	Fidelity
Funds in the category	45	12
Made money (W–L)	38–7	10–2
Win %	84%	83%
Money made	$16.7B	$5.4B
Typical return	+15.4%	+12.0%
Launches · 2026	0	0
Assets	$108B	$41.1B
Fee per $100	$0.36	$0.08

The biggest sectors funds on each side

iShares

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
IYW	iShares U.S. Technology ETF	$23.2B	+13.9% ✓
IBB	iShares Biotechnology ETF	$11.5B	+36.2% ✓
IXN	iShares Global Tech ETF	$8.7B	+20.1% ✓
REET	iShares Global REIT ETF	$4.8B	+9.9% ✓
IYH	iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF	$4.7B	+29.2% ✓
IXJ	iShares Global Healthcare ETF	$4.6B	+25.2% ✓

Fidelity

Fund	Name	Assets	1Y
FTEC	Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF	$22.1B	+15.7% ✓
FHLC	Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF	$3.5B	+28.6% ✓
FIDU	Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF	$2.3B	+9.8% ✓
FNCL	Fidelity MSCI Financials Index ETF	$2.2B	+12.0% ✓
FENY	Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF	$2.1B	+55.7% ✓
FUTY	Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF	$2.0B	−0.2% ✕

Twin funds: iShares is cheaper in 15 of 37. Fidelity returned more in 16.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER15 – 148 tieBETTER 1Y15 – 162 tieBETTER 5Y12 – 131 tie

US stocks · 8

IWF$0.18−3.6%+10.3%Large growth+10.9%+4.4%$0.57FBCG
IWD$0.18+29.2%+11.5%Large value+10.9%+31.2%$0.57FBCV
QUAL$0.15+13.9%+10.8%Quality+10.9%+11.6%$0.15FQAL
IWB$0.15+11.6%+11.2%Large caps+15.2%+10.4%$0.38FFLC
MTUM$0.15+9.2%+8.9%Momentum+12.2%+5.6%$0.15FDMO
VLUE$0.15+51.3%+16.0%Value factor+12.2%+17.8%$0.15FVAL
ISCV$0.06+22.6%+8.0%Small Cap Value——$0.28FSEV
BGRO$0.55−0.6%—Large Cap Growth+7.8%+1.6%$0.38FFLG

International · 3

IEMG$0.09+11.5%+6.1%Emerging markets—+15.8%$0.60FFEM
EEM$0.72+12.4%+5.6%Emerging Markets+8.7%+12.1%$0.25FDEM
ENHI$0.27——Enhanced International—+14.9%$0.28FENI

Bonds & cash · 6

MUB$0.05−0.1%+0.6%Muni bonds—+1.0%$0.30FMUB
LQD$0.14−2.7%−0.8%Corporate bonds+0.1%−1.8%$0.36FCOR
ISTB$0.06+0.9%+1.9%Short bonds——$0.21FSTB
CLOA$0.20+4.3%—Aaa Clo——$0.20FAAA
IGEB$0.18−1.2%+0.6%Investment Grade Bond−0.0%−0.8%$0.36FIGB
SYSB$0.25−1.0%+1.2%

Sectors · 7

IYW$0.37+13.9%+17.3%US tech+17.2%+15.7%$0.08FTEC
IYH$0.37+29.2%+7.6%Health care+7.6%+28.6%$0.08FHLC
IYF$0.37+10.7%+9.9%Financials+9.0%+12.0%$0.08FNCL
USRT$0.08+15.5%+3.5%US real estate+1.0%+10.7%$0.08FREL
IYJ$0.37+11.1%+8.2%Industrials+11.5%+9.8%$0.08FIDU
IYR$0.37+9.5%+0.9%

All 37 twins

Sectors · 5

IDU$0.37+1.5%+8.6%Utilities+8.5%−0.2%$0.08FUTY
IYC$0.37+1.5%+4.9%Consumer discretionary+4.3%+3.2%$0.08FDIS
IYK$0.37+21.1%+7.8%Consumer staples+8.4%+20.8%$0.08FSTA
IYZ$0.37+17.0%+5.4%Communication+4.8%−7.3%$0.08FCOM
IYM$0.37+28.3%+7.7%Materials+6.2%+20.1%$0.08FMAT

Thematic · 1

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 1Y

Sectors: iShares wins, 84% to 83% of funds made money

The biggest sectors funds on each side

iShares

Fidelity

Twin funds: iShares is cheaper in 15 of 37. Fidelity returned more in 16.

US stocks · 8

International · 3

Bonds & cash · 6

Sectors · 7

Sectors · 5

Thematic · 1

Income · 4

Crypto · 2

Other · 1

Tale of the tape

Sectors: iShares wins, 84% to 83% of funds made money

The biggest sectors funds on each side

iS iShares

F Fidelity

US stocks · 8

International · 3

Bonds & cash · 6

Sectors · 7

Sectors · 5

Thematic · 1

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Income · 4

Crypto · 2

Other · 1

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