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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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FBCG vs IWF: how they differ

FBCG and IWF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FBCG returned more over the year.

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FBCG 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 FBCGOnly in IWF
NVIDIA CORP 14.62%NVIDIA 15.46%
APPLE INC 9.64%APPLE 7.77%
ALPHABET INC 9.10%ALPHABET CLASS A 5.88%
AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%MICROSOFT 5.55%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.20%BROADCOM INC 5.10%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%ALPHABET CLASS C 4.77%
BROADCOM INC 3.74%META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.52%
ELI LILLY and CO 2.25%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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

FBCG and IWF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FBCG
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
IWF
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityiShares
What it isBlue Chip GrowthRussell 1000 growth
Total return, 1 year+17.3%+7.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.2 pts−10.5 pts
Expense ratio0.57%0.18%
Already in the S&P 50086.8%93.6%
Holdings214315

FBCG in plain words

FBCG is an index equity fund tracking the Blue Chip Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 214 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, FBCG or IWF?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FBCG returned +17.3% and IWF returned +7.0%, so FBCG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FBCG or IWF?
FBCG charges 0.57% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so IWF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FBCG and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FBCG 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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