Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IWM vs VUG
iShares Russell 2000 ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IWM and VUG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IWM | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Moog, Inc. 0.38% | NVIDIA Corp 12.63% |
| Hut 8 Corp. 0.37% | Apple Inc 11.67% |
| Viasat, Inc. 0.35% | Microsoft Corp 7.62% |
| BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.35% | Alphabet Inc 5.76% |
| Cytokinetics, Inc. 0.35% | Alphabet Inc 4.54% |
| MaxLinear, Inc. 0.34% | Amazon.com Inc 4.47% |
| Argan, Inc. 0.34% | Broadcom Inc 4.29% |
| UMB Financial Corp. 0.33% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.41% |
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 as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
| IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Russell 2000 | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.4% | +14.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +6.5 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.19% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 2014 | 147 |
IWM in plain words
IWM is a index equity fund tracking Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +26.4% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2014 positions, with the top ten at 3.4%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is a index equity fund tracking US growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IWM or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWM returned +26.4% and VUG returned +14.9%, so IWM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IWM or VUG?
- IWM charges 0.19% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IWM and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWM and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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