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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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FTEC vs IWF: how they differ

FTEC and IWF hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and FTEC returned more over the year.

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTEC and IWF hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FTEC and IWF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFTECIWF
NVIDIA Corp18.00%13.85%
Apple Inc14.38%6.72%
Broadcom Inc5.01%5.21%
Microsoft Corp9.54%4.11%
Micron Technology Inc2.64%3.86%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.60%2.80%
Lam Research Corp1.49%1.61%
Applied Materials Inc1.45%1.70%
KLA Corp1.09%1.17%
Texas Instruments Inc1.20%0.80%
Sandisk Corp/DE0.80%0.98%
Palantir Technologies Inc1.40%0.77%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FTECOnly in IWF
Intel Corp 1.99%ALPHABET INC. 6.18%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.66%ALPHABET INC. 4.98%
International Business Machines Corp 0.99%TESLA, INC. 3.65%
QUALCOMM Inc 0.92%META PLATFORMS, INC. 3.01%
Salesforce Inc 0.77%ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2.84%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.76%VISA INC. 1.68%
Accenture PLC 0.53%CATERPILLAR INC. 1.44%
Synopsys Inc 0.46%MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 1.23%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

FTEC and IWF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FTEC
Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
IWF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityiShares
What it isMSCI Information TechnologyRussell 1000 growth
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+7.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+18.2 pts−10.5 pts
Expense ratio0.08%0.18%
Already in the S&P 50086.2%93.6%
Holdings282368

FTEC in plain words

FTEC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, FTEC or IWF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and IWF returned +7.0%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or IWF?
FTEC charges 0.08% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so FTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTEC and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of FTEC and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 52% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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