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IYF vs IYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYF returned +7.8% to IYG's +7.0%; 73% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Financials ETF, and $2.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF.

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At a glance
+7.8%
IYF total return, 1 year
+7.0%
IYG total return, 1 year
0.37%
IYF expense ratio
0.37%
IYG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.37% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; IYF is 1.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IYF vs IYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYFIYG
Return
Total return, 1 year+7.8%+7.0%
Drawdown
Below its high5.6%, high on Sep 3, 20264.5%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 Financials 40 Act 15/22Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.37%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$3.7bn$2.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common73%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund48.3%63.9%

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

Risk and return

Jun 30, 2000 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,373 weekly returns
IYF IYG
Return
Total return edge IYF (slight) +487.7% +439.6%
Annualized edge IYF (slight) +6.9% +6.6%
Price return edge IYF (slight) +263.6% +249.3%
Risk
Volatility edge IYF 23.9% 26.9%
Max drawdown edge IYF (slight) −79.1% −81.8%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IYF (slight) 0.33 0.31
Sortino edge IYF (slight) 0.47 0.45
Calmar edge IYF (slight) 0.09 0.08
Reading

IYF returned slightly more: +487.7% to +439.6%. IYF swung less: 23.9% to 26.9%. IYF fell slightly less at its worst: −79.1% to −81.8%.

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Risk and return: IYF vs IYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIYFIYGEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+487.7%+439.6%IYF (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+6.9%+6.6%IYF (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+263.6%+249.3%IYF (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility23.9%26.9%IYFSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation16.5%18.3%IYF (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−79.1%−81.8%IYF (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.330.31IYF (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.470.45IYF (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.090.08IYF (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,373 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

73%

By the books each fund has filed, IYF and IYG hold 73% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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73% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYF IYG
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 12.46% 14.30%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 11.06% 12.62%
BANK OF AMERICA 3.77% 4.66%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP 3.67% 3.76%
WELLS FARGO 3.71% 3.54%
MORGAN STANLEY 3.30% 3.16%
CITIGROUP 3.24% 2.91%
BLACKROCK 2.74% 2.31%
CHARLES SCHWAB 2.30% 2.05%
S&P GLOBAL 2.09% 1.92%
CME GROUP CLASS A 1.67% 1.49%
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 1.58% 1.42%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IYF
PROGRESSIVE 2.08%
CHUBB 1.98%
MARSH 1.45%
TRAVELERS COMPANIES 1.30%
ARTHUR J GALLAGHER 1.04%
ALLSTATE CORP 1.02%
AON PLC CLASS A 0.99%
AFLAC 0.88%
Only in IYG
VISA CLASS A 9.69%
MASTERCARD CLASS A 6.97%
AMERICAN EXPRESS 2.33%
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP 1.77%
SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL 0.35%
UMB FINANCIAL 0.14%
FIRSTCASH HOLDINGS INC 0.10%
VALLEY NATIONAL 0.10%
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Side by side

IYF iShares U.S. Financials ETF IYG iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +7.8% +7.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.1% (IWB) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −5.3 pts vs IWB not measured
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.37%
Already in the S&P 500 88.8% 93.2%
Holdings 144 98
Net assets, IYF as of Oct 28, 2026 and IYG as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.7bn $2.2bn

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

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IYF and IYG are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. IYF follows Russell 1000 Financials 40 Act 15/22 and IYG follows Dow Jones U.S. Financial Services Index.
  2. Holdings in common (similar). 73% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IYF returned +7.8% and IYG +7.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.8 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
IYF

IYF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 144 positions, with the top ten at 48.3%. It sat 5.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IYG

IYG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 98 positions, with the top ten at 63.9%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYF or IYG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYF returned +7.8% and IYG +7.0%.
Which is cheaper, IYF or IYG?
Neither: IYF and IYG both charge 0.37% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYF and IYG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of IYF and 93% of IYG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
IYF and IYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IYF and IYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYF ↗
iShares page for IYG ↗

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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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