Which returned more over the last year, IWF or VHT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +7.0% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IWF or VHT?

IWF charges 0.18% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWF and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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IWF vs VHT: how they differ

IWF and VHT hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWF and VHT hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IWF and VHT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IWF	VHT
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY	2.84%	14.07%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.	0.42%	2.39%
AMGEN INC.	0.41%	2.87%
MCKESSON CORPORATION	0.26%	1.45%
CENCORA, INC.	0.16%	0.79%
ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	0.12%	0.63%
NATERA, INC.	0.11%	0.47%
REVOLUTION MEDICINES, INC.	0.11%	0.40%
ABBVIE INC.	0.10%	6.10%
IDEXX LABORATORIES, INC.	0.10%	0.71%
DEXCOM, INC.	0.08%	0.46%
CARDINAL HEALTH, INC.	0.08%	0.74%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWF	Only in VHT
NVIDIA CORPORATION 13.85%	Johnson & Johnson 8.48%
APPLE INC. 6.72%	UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46%
ALPHABET INC. 6.18%	Merck & Co Inc 4.67%
BROADCOM INC. 5.21%	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93%
ALPHABET INC. 4.98%	Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.11%	Abbott Laboratories 2.36%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3.86%	Pfizer Inc 2.36%
TESLA, INC. 3.65%	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 1.84%

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.

IWF and VHT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Russell 1000 growth	Health Care
Total return, 1 year	+7.0%	+21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.5 pts	+4.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	93.6%	85.6%
Holdings	368	401

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.

VHT in plain words

VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWF or VHT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +7.0% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWF or VHT?: IWF charges 0.18% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWF and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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