# IWO (iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF)

iShares · Stock ETFs · U.S. small-cap growth · data as of Oct 28, 2026

IWO returned +7.9% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.24% a year and holds $14.0bn in net assets on Oct 27, 2026.

Promise check: Delivered. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWO returned 7.9% against 8.0% for VTWG, which tracks the same Russell 2000 Growth Index. Fees aside, IWO finished 0.08 points ahead of VTWG. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth and returned +7.9% over the past year.

## Key facts

- IWO, total return, 1 year: +7.9%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- IWO, expense ratio: 0.24%, as of Jul 27, 2026.
- IWO, holdings: 1122, as of Oct 27, 2026.
- IWO, below its high: −9.9%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- IWO, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 0.5%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- IWO, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 15, 2026: $0.4105, as of Sep 15, 2026.
- IWO, net assets: $14.0bn (the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026).

## IWO over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (VTWG) | Gap to VTWG | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | −0.6% | −0.6% | 0.0 pts | +0.9% |
| 3 months | −1.9% | −2.0% | +0.1 pts | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +1.6% | +1.7% | −0.1 pts | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +10.6% | +10.6% | 0.0 pts | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +7.9% | +8.0% | −0.1 pts | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +77.9% | +78.4% | −0.5 pts | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +19.7% | +20.3% | −0.6 pts | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +173.2% | +174.8% | −1.6 pts | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +458.8% | not available | not available | +766.0% |
| Since launch, annualised | +6.8% | – | – | – |

## IWO key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $395.65 on Aug 14, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $300.69 on Nov 20, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $356.22, 58% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta to its benchmark, 1 year: 0.99, against VTWG (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- R-squared, the same days: 1.00 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta and R-squared measured over: 251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 1122
- Top ten weight: 6.4%

## IWO trading

- Not scored.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.02%; 95% of days within ±0.11%.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/iwo/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Russell 2000 Growth Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · U.S. small-cap growth | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.24% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026 |
| Price | $356.22 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Jul 28, 2000 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $14.0bn | the issuer’s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Russell 2000 Growth Index, measured by VTWG, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its prospectus, 485BPOS, Jul 22, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| IWO, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 | +7.9% | ETFIQ |
| VTWG, the same days | +8.0% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | −0.1 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −9.9% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 1122 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 6.4% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Oct 27, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Oct 23, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 week | Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$244m |
| 1 month | Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$121m |
| 3 months | Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | +$339m |
| Year to date | Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$453m |
| 1 year | Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026 | −$234m |

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/iwo.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has IWO performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWO returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. Over three years the number is +77.9%.

### What does IWO cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year.

### What does IWO hold?

1,122 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 6.4% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is IWO below its high?

9.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.


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