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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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IWF vs TIP: how they differ

IWF and TIP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IWF returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWF and TIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWFOnly in TIP
NVIDIA CORPORATION 13.85%United States of America 4.10%
APPLE INC. 6.72%United States of America 4.04%
ALPHABET INC. 6.18%United States of America 3.63%
BROADCOM INC. 5.21%United States of America 3.44%
ALPHABET INC. 4.98%United States of America 3.41%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.11%United States of America 3.39%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.86%United States of America 3.37%
TESLA, INC. 3.65%United States of America 3.36%

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.

IWF and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isRussell 1000 growthTIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year+7.0%−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.5 pts−18.5 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.18%
Holdings36848

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.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWF or TIP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +7.0% and TIP returned −1.0%, so IWF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWF or TIP?
IWF charges 0.18% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so IWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IWF against TIP, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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