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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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IGM vs VWO: how they differ

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

iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGM and VWO 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 IGMOnly in VWO
MICROSOFT 10.11%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%
APPLE 9.14%Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%
NVIDIA 8.89%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%
BROADCOM INC 7.42%Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.87%MediaTek Inc 1.07%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.73%Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%
ALPHABET CLASS A 4.23%HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.66%Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75%

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.

IGM and VWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IGM
iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF
VWO
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isExpanded Tech SectorEmerging markets
Total return, 1 year+32.7%+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+15.2 pts−1.9 pts
Expense ratio0.37%0.06%
Already in the S&P 50092.0%0.0%
Holdings2726355

IGM in plain words

IGM is an index equity fund tracking the Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.7% 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 Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 272 positions, with the top ten at 58.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGM or VWO?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +32.7% and VWO returned +15.6%, so IGM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGM or VWO?
IGM charges 0.37% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IGM and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IGM and 0% of VWO 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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