ETF comparison
IWF vs VONG
Both US Large Cap Growth.
iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF · Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
366 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IWF and VONG would leave roughly 92.7% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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 the cost calculator pre-filled with IWF vs VONG.
Top shared holdings
366 shared in total| # | Holding | In IWF | In VONG | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA CORPORATION | 13.83% | 15.47% | 13.83% |
| 2 | APPLE INC. | 6.72% | 7.46% | 6.72% |
| 3 | ALPHABET INC. | 6.17% | 5.94% | 5.94% |
| 4 | BROADCOM INC. | 5.21% | 5.18% | 5.18% |
| 5 | ALPHABET INC. | 4.98% | 4.79% | 4.79% |
| 6 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 4.11% | 5.66% | 4.11% |
| 7 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 3.86% | 3.25% | 3.25% |
| 8 | TESLA, INC. | 3.64% | 3.23% | 3.23% |
| 9 | META PLATFORMS, INC. | 3.00% | 3.09% | 3.00% |
| 10 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 2.84% | 2.77% | 2.77% |
| 11 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 2.80% | 2.30% | 2.30% |
| 12 | VISA INC. | 1.68% | 1.78% | 1.68% |
Only in IWF
2 total- ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 0.02%
- TOPBUILD CORP. 0.00%
Only in VONG
2 total- Cerebras Systems Inc 0.00%
- Jersey Mike's Subs Inc 0.00%
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- IWF vs IUSG · iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF 75.5%
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More comparisons with VONG
- VONG vs IWY · iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF 85.9%
- VONG vs VUG · Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF 77.3%
- VONG vs VOOG · Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares 75.8%
- VONG vs SPYG · State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF 75.5%
- VONG vs IVW · iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF 75.5%
- VONG vs IUSG · iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF 74.5%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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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.