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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +7.0% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so IWF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWF vs VGLT: how they differ

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

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWF and VGLT 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 IWF	Only in VGLT
NVIDIA 15.46%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
APPLE 7.77%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
ALPHABET CLASS A 5.88%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
MICROSOFT 5.55%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
BROADCOM INC 5.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
ALPHABET CLASS C 4.77%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.52%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.35%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IWF and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Russell 1000 growth	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+7.0%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.5 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	not published
Holdings	315	1703

IWF in plain words

IWF is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 315 positions, with the top ten at 57.3%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWF or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +7.0% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so IWF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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