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iShares made investors more money ($380B). T. Rowe Price had more funds that made money (79%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026
Tale of the tape
T. ROWE PRICE LEADS6of 10 matchups called
- Win %
- Typical return
- Bonds & cash
- International
- +2 more
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
39Fundsin total482
19–5Made moneymade–lost, 1 year348–102
79%Win %funds that made money77%
$2.6BMoney madefor investors, 1 year$380B
+11.1%Typical returnmiddle fund, 1 year+8.5%
9Launchesnew funds in 202621
$34.6BAssetsmoney invested$4.62T
$0.37Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.16
ISHARES LEADS4of 10 matchups called
- Money made
- Fee per $100
- US stocks
- Buffered
Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 1Y
T. Rowe Price 4 · iShares 2Bonds & cash
80%4 of 5
◀58%76 of 131
$101MMADE$1.0B+1.6%TYPICAL+0.6%TBUX+3.7%BESTBCLO+5.4%Open 156 funds →International100%3 of 3
◀87%85 of 98
$235MMADE$114B+12.9%TYPICAL+13.1%TOUS+14.7%BESTEWY+62.8%Open 105 funds →US stocks50%3 of 6
▶93%70 of 75
$1.0BMADE$127B+11.1%TYPICAL+12.2%TVAL+28.8%BESTVLUE+51.3%Open 88 funds →Sectors100%3 of 3
◀84%38 of 45
$49MMADE$16.7B+14.3%TYPICAL+15.4%TMED+20.3%BESTIDNA+67.1%Open 49 funds →Thematicsmall sample—0 of 0
57%13 of 23
—MADE$14.2B—TYPICAL+5.4%—BESTSOXX+49.0%Open 26 funds →Income100%3 of 3
◀88%14 of 16
$301MMADE$18.5B+16.1%TYPICAL+14.9%TEQI+23.6%BESTDIVB+41.4%Open 23 funds →Bufferedsmall sample100%1 of 1
▶100%8 of 8
$2MMADE$50M+7.0%TYPICAL+10.5%THEQ+7.0%BESTSTEN+11.6%Open 9 funds →Cryptosmall sample—0 of 0
0%0 of 2
—MADE−$29.0B—TYPICAL−28.2%—BESTIBIT−28.2%Open 4 funds →Twin funds: iShares is cheaper in 12 of 12. iShares returned more in 6.
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.
CHEAPER0 – 120 tieBETTER 1Y1 – 60 tieBETTER 5Y0 – 20 tie
US stocks · 4
Bonds & cash · 2
Sectors · 4
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.