Which returned more over the last year, IWO or VIG?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and VIG +13.9%.

Which is cheaper, IWO or VIG?

VIG is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IWO and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWO vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWO returned +7.9% to VIG's +13.9%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $14.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

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At a glance

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

+13.9%

VIG total return, 1 year

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

0.04%

VIG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIG costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.0 points; VIG is 7.7 times larger.

IWO vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWO	VIG
Return
Measure	IWO	VIG
Total return, 1 year	+7.9%	+13.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IWO	VIG
Below its high	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWO	VIG
What it tracks	Russell 2000 Growth Index	S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWO	VIG
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.1bn	$109.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IWO	VIG
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.4%	34.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWO and VIG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWO VIG

UMB FINANCIAL 0.05% 0.04%

ENPRO 0.38% 0.03%

GATX 0.03% 0.03%

MATERION 0.33% 0.03%

BALCHEM 0.35% 0.02%

FIRST FINANCIAL BANKSHARES INC 0.13% 0.02%

SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC 0.27% 0.02%

FRANKLIN ELECTRIC 0.25% 0.02%

BADGER METER 0.30% 0.02%

GRAHAM CORP 0.05% 0.02%

GRIFFON 0.19% 0.02%

INTERNATIONAL BANCSHARES CORP 0.03% 0.02%

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Only in IWO

JFROG 0.74%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%

GLAUKOS 0.70%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.61%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%

INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%

Only in VIG

Microsoft Corp 4.90%

Apple Inc 4.88%

Broadcom Inc 4.30%

Eli Lilly & Co 4.10%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.89%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.96%

Johnson & Johnson 2.83%

Visa Inc 2.53%

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Side by side

IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the Russell 2000 Growth Tracks an index of Dividend growth

Total return, 1 year +7.9% +13.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +8.0% (VTWG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VTWG not measured

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 92.6%

Holdings 1122 335

Net assets, IWO as of Oct 27, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.0bn $109.1bn

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

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About each fund

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWO or VIG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWO returned +7.9% and VIG +13.9%.
Which is cheaper, IWO or VIG?: VIG is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWO and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IWO and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWO ↗

VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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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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