IWF vs VOOG: 76% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF share 76.4% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

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Overlap
76.4%
IWF expense ratio
0.19%
VOOG expense ratio
0.07%

Top shared holdings

IWF and VOOG hold 105 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin IWFin VOOGΔ
NVDA15.1%13.7%1.5%
AAPL7.8%6.0%1.8%
GOOGL5.7%5.9%0.2%
AVGO5.7%5.0%0.6%
GOOG4.7%4.7%0.0%
MSFT4.4%7.8%3.4%
MU3.5%3.7%0.2%
META3.4%3.5%0.1%
LLY2.9%2.7%0.3%
AMD2.7%2.7%0.1%

Where IWF and VOOG differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorIWFVOOGΔ
Financials4.7%8.5%3.8pp
Information Technology55.0%52.2%+2.7pp
Industrials8.5%6.9%+1.7pp
Consumer Discretionary7.5%8.5%1.0pp
Health Care5.6%6.2%0.6pp
Energy0.5%0.0%+0.5pp
Communication Services15.7%15.2%+0.5pp
Consumer Staples1.3%1.1%+0.2pp

Δ is IWF minus VOOG, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in IWF
264 positions

13.7% of IWF by weight, held in no part of VOOG.

Only in VOOG
43 positions

12.5% of VOOG by weight, held in no part of IWF.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

IWFVOOG
Top 10 holdings56.1%56.4%
Positions held370148
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$19$7

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do IWF and VOOG overlap?

IWF and VOOG overlap 76.4% by portfolio weight — substantial duplication if you hold both. They share 105 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWF as of 2026-07-23, VOOG as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between IWF and VOOG calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If IWF holds a stock at 6% and VOOG holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both IWF and VOOG?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 76.4% overlap, most of what one fund holds, the other holds too. Expense ratios: IWF 0.19% versus VOOG 0.07%.

What does IWF own that VOOG doesn't?

IWF holds 370 positions and VOOG holds 148; 264 of IWF's positions don't appear in VOOG at all, and they are 13.7% of IWF by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, IWF as of 2026-07-23, VOOG as of 2026-06-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.