Which returned more over the last year, IWO or VDC?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +17.0% and VDC returned +4.6%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IWO or VDC?

IWO charges 0.24% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWO and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 87% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% 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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IWO vs VDC: how they differ

IWO and VDC hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and IWO returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWO and VDC hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IWO and VDC both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IWO	VDC
PriceSmart, Inc.	0.31%	0.33%
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (The)	0.21%	0.27%
WD-40 Co.	0.20%	0.22%
Vita Coco Co., Inc. (The)	0.20%	0.34%
Interparfums, Inc.	0.12%	0.21%
Marzetti Co. (The)	0.12%	0.19%
Turning Point Brands, Inc.	0.09%	0.16%
Energizer Holdings, Inc.	0.07%	0.14%
Boston Beer Co., Inc. (The)	0.06%	0.17%
Oil-Dri Corp. of America	0.05%	0.09%
National Beverage Corp.	0.04%	0.13%
Andersons, Inc. (The)	0.03%	0.29%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWO	Only in VDC
Moog, Inc. 0.73%	Walmart Inc 14.76%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.68%	Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
MaxLinear, Inc. 0.67%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
Argan, Inc. 0.66%	Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
JFrog Ltd. 0.60%	Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
Krystal Biotech, Inc. 0.58%	PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
ESCO Technologies, Inc. 0.56%	Altria Group Inc 3.91%
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. 0.54%	Mondelez International Inc 2.69%

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.

IWO and VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Russell 2000 Growth	Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year	+17.0%	+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.5 pts	−12.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	86.6%
Holdings	1133	103

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1133 positions, with the top ten at 6.1%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% 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, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWO or VDC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +17.0% and VDC returned +4.6%, so IWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWO or VDC?: IWO charges 0.24% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWO and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 87% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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