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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and VEA +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, IWF or VEA?

VEA is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWF vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWF returned +0.9% to VEA's +17.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $124.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF, and $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

+17.1%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VEA costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.2 points; VEA is 1.8 times larger.

IWF vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWF	VEA
Return
Measure	IWF	VEA
Total return, 1 year	+0.9%	+17.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IWF	VEA
Below its high	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWF	VEA
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Growth Index	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWF	VEA
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$127.7bn	$231.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IWF	VEA
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.5%	13.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWF and VEA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWF VEA

BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT VOTING 0.05% 0.05%

RESTAURANTS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL 0.04% 0.07%

HEICO 0.04% 0.06%

AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP 0.03% 0.18%

HYATT HOTELS CORP CLASS A 0.02% 0.04%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC 0.13% 0.01%

ESTEE LAUDER INC CLASS A 0.01% 0.15%

AMERIPRISE FINANCE INC 0.01% 0.01%

TKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC CLASS A 0.01% 0.01%

ALLISON TRANSMISSION HOLDINGS 0.00% 0.00%

CARLISLE COMPANIES 0.00% 0.19%

HASBRO 0.01% 0.00%

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Only in IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

Only in VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.81%

SK hynix Inc 2.30%

ASML Holding NV 2.14%

SLBBH1142 1.07%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Roche Holding AG 0.91%

Shell PLC 0.86%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.85%

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Side by side

IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 growth Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +0.9% +17.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.1% (VONG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VONG not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 93.5% 0.0%

Holdings 374 3906

Net assets, IWF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $124.7bn $231.6bn

IWF and VEA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% 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 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWF or VEA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and VEA +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, IWF or VEA?: VEA is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWF and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IWF on its own →VEA on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IWF dividend history →IWF holdings →VEA dividend history →VEA holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWF ↗

VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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