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FTGS vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTGS and IWB hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and IWB returned +16.6% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $1.3bn for First Trust Growth Strength ETF and $49.6bn for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

IWB costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; IWB is far larger, $49.6bn against $1.3bn.

FTGS vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTGSIWB
Expense ratio0.60%0.15%
Net assets$1.3bn$49.6bn
Total return, 1 year+7.0%+16.6%
What it tracksGrowth Strength IndexRussell 1000 Index
Holdings in common17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.9%36.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

+7.0%
FTGS total return, 1 year
+16.6%
IWB total return, 1 year
0.60%
FTGS expense ratio
0.15%
IWB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTGS and IWB hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 9, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FTGS IWB
Microsoft Corporation 2.62% 5.53%
NVIDIA Corporation 2.18% 7.44%
Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.15% 2.20%
Broadcom Inc. 1.88% 2.34%
Eli Lilly and Company 1.93% 1.31%
Mastercard Incorporated 2.09% 0.66%
Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 3.05% 0.65%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.94% 0.58%
Netflix, Inc. 1.97% 0.41%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.82% 0.33%
Arista Networks, Inc. 2.48% 0.31%
Amphenol Corporation 2.23% 0.30%
Only in FTGS
Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 1.92%
Only in IWB
APPLE 6.77%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.54%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.85%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.30%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.61%
TESLA INC 1.56%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.38%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.34%

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On the same fields

FTGS
First Trust Growth Strength ETF
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer First Trust iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the Russell 1000
Total return, 1 year +7.0% +16.6%
Its benchmark over the same days not published +16.8% (VONE)
Gap to its benchmark not available −0.1 pts vs VONE
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 93.8% 91.7%
Holdings 50 1025
Net assets $1.3bn $49.6bn

FTGS and IWB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FTGS

FTGS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 24.9%.

About IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 36.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTGS or IWB?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTGS returned +7.0% and IWB +16.6%.
Which is cheaper, FTGS or IWB?
IWB is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTGS and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of FTGS and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
FTGS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTGS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTGS ↗IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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