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iShares Morningstar Growth ETF
$118.21−0.06 (−0.05%)
- 0.04%
- $3.2B
- +16.0%
- 0.41%
- 0.1M sh
- $119.22
- low $91.26high $121.11
The ETF.net ILCG Grade
A
Score 76 out of 100
- 5 of 35
Score 76 of 100 falls in the A 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.A96 out of 100Rank 1 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 24 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B56 out of 100Rank 13 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C53 out of 100Rank 19 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B66 out of 100Rank 15 of 35
Our read on ILCG
AGrowth by Morningstar's rulebook. A 2004-vintage iShares fund that screens large and mid caps for above-average earnings, sales, cash-flow and book-value growth, and charges four basis points to do it.
The fund aims to follow an index of U.S. large- and mid-cap stocks chosen for above-average earnings, sales, cash-flow, and book-value growth.
Why people hold it
- 0.04% a year. The typical fund in its factor peer group charges roughly eight times that, so almost none of the return leaks out the fee door.
- Uses Morningstar's growth definition (earnings, sales, cash flow, book value) rather than S&P's or Russell's, and reaches into mid caps, not just the S&P 500.ishares.com
- Trading since 2004, a multi-billion-dollar fund holding roughly 300 stocks. Long-running plumbing, not a launch-week experiment.
- Tracking has been tight, and the fund sits in the upper half of its factor cohort overall, with cost doing much of the heavy lifting.
Worth knowing
- Pure growth means no value ballast, and the ride has been bumpier than most funds in its factor group. The style can sit out of favor for long stretches.
- Concentration runs high for the cohort: cap-weighted growth screens funnel a big share of the fund into the same handful of mega-cap names.
- Moderately traded, not a tape leader. Sibling IUSG applies S&P's growth definition at the same 0.04%, so the pick is which index rulebook you prefer.
ILCG Holdings
- Stocks
- 329
- 49%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States98.42%
- Ireland0.96%
- Cayman Islands0.16%
- United Kingdom0.14%
- Uruguay0.12%
- Netherlands0.11%
- Switzerland0.09%
ILCG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ILCG$11,597
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.
| Period | ILCG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.0% |
| 1 month | +3.3% |
| 3 months | +1.6% |
| 1 year | +16.0% |
| 3 years | +25.0% |
| 5 years | +13.0% |
| 10 years | +18.0% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ILCG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.0% | |
| 2025 | +16.7% | |
| 2024 | +32.8% | |
| 2023 | +40.4% | |
| 2022 | −31.8% | |
| 2021 | +24.3% | |
| 2020 | +38.6% |
ILCG in the news
ILCG Dividends
- 0.41%
- $0.48
- $0.14 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
ILCG Risk
- 17.3%
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.
- 1.16
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.
- −35.4%
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.
- 1.23
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ILCG Cost
0.04%
ILCG0.04%
- The middle half of US Growth Index funds
- Median 0.18%
1 of the 35 US Growth Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Growth Index
- ASCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +17.0%
- AVUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return +17.4%
- AVBKVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +16.2%
- AVONGVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +11.3%
- AVOTVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +4.5%