IWF vs NUGO: Differences, Returns & Fees
IWF and NUGO hold 62% of their weight in the same names, and NUGO returned +7.6% over the year. Net assets: $125.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF, and $2.4bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETF.
IWF costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.6 points; IWF is far larger, $121.2bn against $2.4bn.
| IWF | NUGO | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.18% | 0.50% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $121.2bn | $2.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.0% | +7.6% |
| What it tracks | Russell 1000 Growth Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 62% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 57.8% | 62.4% |
| Below its high | 5.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | 6.0%, high on Oct 6, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
IWF and NUGO are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. IWF follows Russell 1000 Growth Index and NUGO follows No index, actively managed.
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 IWF returned +4.0% and NUGO +7.6% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 3.6 points.
- Number of holdings. IWF holds 373 positions and NUGO holds 44.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IWF and NUGO hold 62% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
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62% in common
On the same fields
IWF and NUGO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About IWF
IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested, against +4.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.8%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About NUGO
NUGO is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +7.6% with distributions reinvested, against +4.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 44 positions, with the top ten at 62.4%. It sat 6.0% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IWF or NUGO?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +4.0% and NUGO +7.6%.
- Which is cheaper, IWF or NUGO?
- IWF is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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