ETF comparison

IWFvsVONG

Both US Large Cap Growth.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF · Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
75.2%

271 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IWF and VONG would leave roughly75.2%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IWF only 24.7%Shared 75.2%VONG only 24.6%
In IWF only
97 positions
Shared
271 positions
In VONG only
116 positions

Side by side

IWF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

iShares · US Large Cap Growth

81composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.18%
Net assets
$125.54B
TTM yield
0.36%
Top-10 conc.
54.3%
VONG

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Large Cap Growth

85composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$54.27B
TTM yield
0.47%
Top-10 conc.
61.2%

Sub-score comparison

82
Cost
94
90
Tax efficiency
90
100
Liquidity
100
37
Concentration
27
Tracking quality
IWFsub-scoreVONG

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

VONG is 12 bps cheaper than IWF. On a $100,000 position that's about $120/yr more in fees for IWF.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IWF vs VONG.

Top shared holdings

271 shared in total
#HoldingIn IWFIn VONGOverlap
1NVIDIA CORPORATION13.83%13.07%13.07%
2APPLE INC.6.72%11.95%6.72%
3BROADCOM INC.5.21%5.77%5.21%
4MICROSOFT CORPORATION4.11%8.96%4.11%
5ALPHABET INC.6.17%3.91%3.91%
6TESLA, INC.3.64%3.48%3.48%
7ALPHABET INC.4.98%3.15%3.15%
8META PLATFORMS, INC.3.00%3.19%3.00%
9ELI LILLY AND COMPANY2.84%2.67%2.67%
10VISA INC.1.68%1.57%1.57%
11ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.2.80%1.46%1.46%
12LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION1.60%1.20%1.20%

Only in IWF

97 total
  • MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.3.86%
  • SANDISK CORPORATION0.98%
  • WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION0.64%
  • CORNING INCORPORATED0.60%
  • SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.0.24%
  • BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION0.24%
  • TERADYNE, INC.0.22%
  • CIENA CORPORATION0.20%
  • MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED0.14%
  • Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.13%

Only in VONG

116 total
  • Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc0.34%
  • O'Reilly Automotive Inc0.20%
  • Synopsys Inc0.20%
  • QUALCOMM Inc0.18%
  • Aon PLC0.18%
  • Gilead Sciences Inc0.14%
  • Apollo Global Management Inc0.11%
  • Stryker Corp0.08%
  • Copart Inc0.08%
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Co0.07%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.