Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IYR vs VONG: how they differ
IYR and VONG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VONG returned more over the year.
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IYR and VONG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IYR | VONG |
|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION | 3.88% | 0.26% |
| SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC. | 4.79% | 0.04% |
| LAMAR ADVERTISING COMPANY | 1.01% | 0.04% |
| PUBLIC STORAGE. | 3.74% | 0.02% |
| CBRE GROUP, INC. | 2.93% | 0.01% |
| JONES LANG LASALLE INCORPORATED | 1.07% | 0.01% |
| SUN COMMUNITIES, INC. | 1.03% | 0.01% |
| COSTAR GROUP, INC. | 0.86% | 0.01% |
| UDR, INC. | 0.88% | 0.00% |
| Only in IYR | Only in VONG |
|---|---|
| WELLTOWER INC. 10.88% | NVIDIA Corp 13.09% |
| PROLOGIS, INC. 8.77% | Apple Inc 11.97% |
| EQUINIX, INC. 4.58% | Microsoft Corp 8.98% |
| DIGITAL REALTY TRUST, INC. 4.41% | Broadcom Inc 5.78% |
| REALTY INCOME CORPORATION 4.29% | Amazon.com Inc 5.07% |
| VENTAS, INC. 3.21% | Alphabet Inc 3.91% |
| IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED 2.79% | Tesla Inc 3.48% |
| CROWN CASTLE INC. 2.46% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.20% |
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.
| IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Real Estate | Russell 1000 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.7% | +7.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −12.8 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 80.4% | 95.6% |
| Holdings | 61 | 387 |
IYR in plain words
IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 61 positions, with the top ten at 51.5%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VONG in plain words
VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IYR or VONG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IYR or VONG?
- IYR charges 0.37% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do IYR and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IYR and 96% of VONG 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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