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IWF vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWF returned +0.9% to VTIP's +2.2%; 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

IWF on its own →VTIP on its own →
At a glance
+0.9%
IWF total return, 1 year
+2.2%
VTIP total return, 1 year
0.18%
IWF expense ratio
0.03%
VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; IWF is 6.1 times larger.

IWF vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIWFVTIP
Return
Total return, 1 year+0.9%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 Growth IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.18%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$127.7bn$20.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund57.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IWF and VTIP 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWF VTIP
Only in one fund ↓
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 VTIP
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.30%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.22%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 5.14%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.97%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.96%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.87%
United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds 4.83%
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Side by side

IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 growth Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year +0.9% +2.2%
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%
Holdings 374 26
Net assets, IWF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $124.7bn $20.9bn

IWF and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWF or VTIP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IWF or VTIP?
VTIP 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.
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Sources and dates
IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWF ↗
VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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