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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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IWB vs VOOG: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 1000 ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and VOOG 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 IWBOnly in VOOG
NVIDIA 7.26%NVIDIA Corp 14.29%
APPLE 6.73%Microsoft Corp 9.31%
MICROSOFT 5.21%Apple Inc 6.38%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.49%Alphabet Inc 6.17%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.77%Broadcom Inc 5.90%
BROADCOM INC 2.40%Alphabet Inc 4.90%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.24%Amazon.com Inc 3.90%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.02%Meta Platforms Inc 3.85%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IWB and VOOG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWB
iShares Russell 1000 ETF
VOOG
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isRussell 1000S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year+16.7%+17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.8 pts+0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.05%
Already in the S&P 50091.9%100.0%
Holdings945146

IWB in plain words

IWB is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 945 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.

VOOG in plain words

VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWB or VOOG?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +16.7% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWB or VOOG?
IWB charges 0.15% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 100% of VOOG 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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IWB against VOOG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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