IVW vs SPYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

IVW and SPYG hold 100% of their weight in the same names. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $77.4bn for iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF and $56.1bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF.

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SPYG costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; IVW is 1.4 times larger.

IVW vs SPYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
IVWSPYG
Expense ratio0.18%0.04%
Net assets$77.4bn$56.1bn
Total return, 1 year+15.7%+15.8%
What it tracksS&P 500 Growth IndexS&P 500 Growth Index
Holdings in common100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.2%60.2%
Below its high4.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

+15.7%
IVW total return, 1 year
+15.8%
SPYG total return, 1 year
0.18%
IVW expense ratio
0.04%
SPYG expense ratio

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IVW and SPYG are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Cost. IVW charges 0.18% of assets a year and SPYG 0.04%, a gap of 0.14 points.
  2. What each follows (similar). Both follow S&P 500 Growth Index.
  3. Holdings in common (similar). 100% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 19, 2026).

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVW and SPYG hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

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100% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IVW SPYG
NVIDIA 14.44% 14.45%
MICROSOFT 10.89% 10.90%
APPLE 6.88% 6.88%
ALPHABET CLASS A 5.55% 5.56%
ALPHABET CLASS C 4.45% 4.45%
BROADCOM INC 4.38% 4.38%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.28% 4.28%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.75% 3.76%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 2.81% 2.81%
ELI LILLY 2.73% 2.73%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.73% 2.73%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.41% 2.42%
Only in IVW
RUSSELL1000 GRWTH MINI CME DEC 26 0.00%
Only in SPYG

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On the same fields

IVW
iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
SPYG
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year +15.7% +15.8%
Its benchmark over the same days +15.8% (SPYG) +15.7% (IVW)
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPYG +0.1 pts vs IVW
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 99.9% 100.0%
Holdings 153 152
Net assets $77.4bn $56.1bn

IVW and SPYG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IVW

IVW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.7% with distributions reinvested, against +15.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 153 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About SPYG

SPYG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested, against +15.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 152 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IVW or SPYG?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVW returned +15.7% and SPYG +15.8%.
Which is cheaper, IVW or SPYG?
SPYG is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVW and SPYG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVW and 100% of SPYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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