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iShares Large Cap Growth Active ETF

BGRONasdaqC

$44.61−0.42 (−0.94%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

C43/ 100

Rank 53 of 90 in US Active Growth

C43/100Rank 53 of 90inUS Active Growth
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Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$10M
1Y total return
+19.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
41
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$44.82
52W range
low $33.21high $45.58
Launched

The ETF.net BGRO Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 43 out of 100

Category
US Active Growth⁠
Rank
53 of 90
Six-pillar profile for BGRO. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 41, Mission not scored, Tradability 14, Holdings 66, Durability 52. Strongest: Holdings (66). Weakest: Tradability (14). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 43 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 41 of 90

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 57 of 82

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F14 out of 100
    Rank 87 of 90

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 33 of 89

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 48 of 90

Our read on BGRO

ETF.net Research

CBlackRock's active stock-pickers, unbundled: roughly 30 US large-cap growth names in one ticker instead of a sprawling index. A 2024 arrival that swaps breadth for a concentrated bet on earnings power.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through active exposure to U.S. large-cap growth equities, using a high-conviction, fundamentally driven approach focused on companies with strong growth characteristics and earnings power.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Genuinely concentrated. At roughly 30 names, individual picks actually move the fund. This is the high-conviction mutual-fund model in an ETF wrapper, not an index fund wearing an active label.
  2. 02The mandate is narrow and written down: US large-cap growth, chosen on fundamentals and earnings power. No drift into small caps or overseas names to chase a hot streak.ishares.com
  3. 030.55% a year buys active management inside a plain 1940 Act ETF, with the daily transparency and intraday tradability the wrapper requires. Cheap by legacy active-fund standards.

Worth knowing

  1. 01A small, thinly traded fund. Bid-ask spreads run wider than the megacap growth giants, which matters more for short holding periods than long ones.
  2. 02Launched in 2024, so the record is short. And with about 30 holdings, the ride is inherently lumpier than a broad growth index.
  3. 03Cheaper ways to buy large-cap growth exist: FELG charges 0.18% and JUSA 0.12%. The fee gap is what you pay for concentration instead of index-hugging.

BGRO Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
41
Top-10 weight
48%
Largest holding
NVDA12.9%

Sectors

  • Information Technology54.6%
  • Communication14.0%
  • Industrials10.4%
  • Materials4.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary4.3%
  • Financials3.8%
  • Health Care3.0%
  • Consumer Staples1.8%
  • Real Estate1.8%
  • Energy1.7%

Geography

  • United States93.69%
  • Canada4.05%
  • Ireland2.26%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA12.87%5,827$1M847
002MSFTMicrosoft5.14%998$534K815
003GOOGLAlphabet Class A4.70%1,386$487K709
004AAPLApple4.67%1,440$485K715
005AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.31%1,705$447K736
006GOOGAlphabet Class C3.73%1,114$388K478
007MUMicron Technology3.50%353$363K679
008SNOWSnowflake3.40%958$353K335
009LLYEli Lilly2.95%260$307K583
010PANWPalo Alto Networks2.84%705$295K501
011PWRQuanta Services Inc2.71%399$282K363
012WPMWheaton Precious Metals2.62%1,958$271K40
013AMDAdvanced Micro Devices2.45%419$255K635
014METAMeta Platforms Class A2.32%335$241K704
015CATCaterpillar Inc2.27%294$235K450

Showing 1–15 of 41 holdings

BGRO Performance

Launched Jun 4, 2024

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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BGRO$11,904
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. BGRO $11,904. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,660$10,503$12,347Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for BGRO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBGRO
Year to date+17.1%
1 month+3.6%
3 months+5.1%
1 year+19.0%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BGRO
YearReturn barBGRO
2026 YTD+17.1%
2025+12.4%
2024+10.9%

History from Jun 5, 2024

BGRO in the news

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BGRO Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 12, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2025

One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2025. Sep 16, 2025 $0.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2025
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.01

BGRO Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
18.6%
Annualised · 27 months to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.66
vs 3-month T-bills · 27 months to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−24.9%
28 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.53
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

BGRO Cost

Expense ratio0.55%
  • The middle half of US Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.56%

40 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.

BGRO costs $55.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Growth fund costs $56.50.

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