IGF vs VUG: how they differ
Over the year IGF returned +5.3% to VUG's +13.9%, and VUG charges 0.03% to IGF's 0.37%. iShares Global Infrastructure ETF and Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF.
VUG costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.6 points; VUG is far larger, $232.9bn against $10.3bn.
| IGF | VUG | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.37% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, IGF as of Oct 8, 2026 and VUG as of Sep 30, 2026 | $10.3bn | $232.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +13.9% |
| What it tracks | Infrastructure | not published |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Nasdaq-100, total return, 1 year | +23.6% | |
| Against the S&P 500, 1 year | behind by 11.9 pts | |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 38% | 63.5% |
| Below its all-time high | 8.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IGF and VUG hold 0% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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0% in common
On the same fields
IGF and VUG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IGF in plain words
By weight, 32% of IGF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 38% of the fund across 78 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +5.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.
VUG in plain words
VUG tracks an index of US growth. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500 and +23.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 149 positions, with the top ten at 63.5%.
Questions people ask
- Are IGF and VUG in the same category?
- IGF is a thematic ETF and VUG is a stock ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each holds.
- Which returned more over the last year, IGF or VUG?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGF returned +5.3% and VUG +13.9%.
- Which is cheaper, IGF or VUG?
- VUG is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. On $10,000 held for a year that difference is about $34. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.
ETFIQ, IGF against VUG, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/igf-vs-vug
ETFIQ. (Oct 9, 2026). IGF against VUG. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/any/igf-vs-vug
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