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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGGR vs IWF: how they differ

CGGR and IWF hold 46% of their weight in the same names.

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and IWF hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGGR and IWF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGGRIWF
Broadcom Inc5.40%5.21%
NVIDIA Corp5.16%13.85%
Microsoft Corp4.38%4.11%
Micron Technology Inc4.86%3.86%
Tesla Inc5.85%3.65%
Alphabet Inc3.36%4.98%
Alphabet Inc3.06%6.18%
Meta Platforms Inc7.09%3.01%
Eli Lilly & Co1.81%2.84%
Apple Inc1.79%6.72%
Visa Inc2.34%1.68%
KLA Corp1.17%1.17%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGGROnly in IWF
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 1.98%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 2.80%
Shopify Inc 1.63%APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1.70%
SK hynix Inc 1.62%LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1.61%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.56%SANDISK CORPORATION 0.98%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.48%PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 0.82%
Intel Corp 1.19%TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 0.80%
Strategy Inc 1.03%THE HOME DEPOT, INC. 0.77%
Salesforce Inc 0.89%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0.77%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

CGGR and IWF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
IWF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitaliShares
What it isGrowthRussell 1000 growth
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+7.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts−10.5 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.18%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%93.6%
Holdings89368

CGGR in plain words

CGGR is an index equity fund tracking the Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 89 positions, with the top ten at 44.2%.

IWF in plain words

IWF is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 368 positions, with the top ten at 54.4%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or IWF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and IWF returned +7.0%, so CGGR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or IWF?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so IWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 46% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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