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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGGR vs IWF: how they differ

CGGR and IWF hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

Capital Group Growth ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGGR and IWF 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 CGGROnly in IWF
Meta Platforms Inc 7.09%NVIDIA 15.46%
Tesla Inc 5.85%APPLE 7.77%
Broadcom Inc 5.40%ALPHABET CLASS A 5.88%
NVIDIA Corp 5.16%MICROSOFT 5.55%
Micron Technology Inc 4.86%BROADCOM INC 5.10%
Microsoft Corp 4.38%ALPHABET CLASS C 4.77%
Alphabet Inc 3.36%META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.52%
Alphabet Inc 3.06%MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.35%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

CGGR and IWF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGGR
Capital Group Growth ETF
IWF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapital GroupiShares
What it isGrowthRussell 1000 growth
Total return, 1 year+7.2%+7.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−10.3 pts−10.5 pts
Expense ratio0.39%0.18%
Already in the S&P 50080.6%93.6%
Holdings89315

CGGR in plain words

CGGR is an index equity fund tracking the 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 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 89 positions, with the top ten at 44.2%.

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 Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 315 positions, with the top ten at 57.3%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGGR or IWF?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGGR returned +7.2% and IWF returned +7.0%, so CGGR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGGR or IWF?
CGGR charges 0.39% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so IWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGGR and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 81% of CGGR and 94% of IWF 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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