ETF comparison

IYWvsVGT

Both Technology.

iShares U.S. Technology ETF · Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
74.1%

109 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IYW and VGT would leave roughly74.1%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IYW only 25.8%Shared 74.1%VGT only 25.7%
In IYW only
30 positions
Shared
109 positions
In VGT only
208 positions

Side by side

IYW

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

iShares · Technology

71composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.37%
Net assets
$25.22B
TTM yield
0.10%
Top-10 conc.
63.6%
VGT

Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · Technology

83composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.090%
Net assets
$170.65B
TTM yield
0.36%
Top-10 conc.
59.4%

Sub-score comparison

63
Cost
91
85
Tax efficiency
85
100
Liquidity
100
23
Concentration
29
Tracking quality
IYWsub-scoreVGT

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

Cost difference

VGT is 28 bps cheaper than IYW. On a $100,000 position that's about $280/yr more in fees for IYW.

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 IYW vs VGT.

Top shared holdings

109 shared in total
#HoldingIn IYWIn VGTOverlap
1NVIDIA CORPORATION16.23%16.82%16.23%
2APPLE INC.13.63%14.57%13.63%
3MICROSOFT CORPORATION3.99%9.46%3.99%
4BROADCOM INC.3.78%4.21%3.78%
5ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.3.50%3.21%3.21%
6MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.2.98%4.20%2.98%
7INTEL CORPORATION2.56%2.03%2.03%
8LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION1.98%1.56%1.56%
9ORACLE CORPORATION1.67%1.45%1.45%
10APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.1.92%1.40%1.40%
11PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.1.86%1.35%1.35%
12TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED1.57%1.11%1.11%

Only in IYW

30 total
  • ALPHABET INC.7.84%
  • ALPHABET INC.6.33%
  • META PLATFORMS, INC.2.80%
  • VERTIV HOLDINGS CO0.77%
  • DOORDASH, INC.0.38%
  • REDDIT, INC.0.12%
  • LEIDOS HOLDINGS, INC.0.12%
  • SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.0.09%
  • TOAST, INC.0.08%
  • PINTEREST, INC.0.07%

Only in VGT

208 total
  • Cisco Systems Inc1.85%
  • Seagate Technology Holdings PLC0.80%
  • Arista Networks Inc0.69%
  • Accenture PLC0.47%
  • NXP Semiconductors NV0.38%
  • Ciena Corp0.37%
  • Motorola Solutions Inc0.30%
  • TE Connectivity PLC0.28%
  • Lumentum Holdings Inc0.28%
  • Keysight Technologies Inc0.27%

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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.