Which returned more over the last year, IWF or TGRW?

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +4.0% and TGRW +2.6%.

Which is cheaper, IWF or TGRW?

IWF is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWF and TGRW overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 93% of TGRW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IWF vs TGRW: Differences, Returns & Fees

IWF and TGRW hold 66% of their weight in the same names, and IWF returned +4.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $125.0bn for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and $1.2bn for T. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETF.

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IWF costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IWF is far larger, $125.0bn against $1.2bn.

IWF vs TGRW: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IWF	TGRW
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.52%
Net assets	$125.0bn	$1.2bn
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+2.6%
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Growth Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	66%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.8%	58.8%
Below its high	5.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026	5.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+4.0%

IWF total return, 1 year

+2.6%

TGRW total return, 1 year

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

0.52%

TGRW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWF and TGRW hold 66% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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66% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IWF TGRW

NVIDIA 15.20% 13.88%

ALPHABET CLASS A 6.02% 11.94%

APPLE 8.06% 5.90%

BROADCOM INC 4.67% 5.74%

MICROSOFT 5.95% 4.19%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.81% 3.16%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.06% 3.90%

ELI LILLY 2.97% 3.41%

TESLA INC 3.23% 2.76%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.63% 3.88%

VISA CLASS A 2.05% 2.19%

MASTERCARD CLASS A 1.49% 1.70%

Only in IWF

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.86%

APPLIED MATERIAL INC 0.98%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS 0.84%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT 0.75%

GE VERNOVA 0.73%

HOME DEPOT 0.69%

AMGEN INC 0.49%

WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 0.36%

Only in TGRW

APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.96%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 1.01%

ASML HOLDING NV NY 0.91%

GE VERNOVA LLC 0.82%

WELLTOWER INC 0.57%

LINDE PLC 0.56%

SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 0.54%

MORGAN STANLEY 0.53%

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On the same fields

IWF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

TGRW

T. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares T. Rowe Price

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 growth Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +2.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +4.1% (VONG) +4.0% (IWF)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VONG −1.4 pts vs IWF

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.52%

Already in the S&P 500 93.5% 93.1%

Holdings 373 80

Net assets $125.0bn $1.2bn

IWF and TGRW 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 TGRW

TGRW is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +2.6% with distributions reinvested, against +4.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.52% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 80 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWF or TGRW?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +4.0% and TGRW +2.6%.
Which is cheaper, IWF or TGRW?: IWF is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWF and TGRW overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 93% of TGRW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IWF ↗TGRW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TGRW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price website ↗

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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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