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iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF
$61.30−0.25 (−0.41%)
- 0.06%
- $967M
- +15.5%
- 0.65%
- 0M sh
- $61.97
- low $51.65high $66.50
The ETF.net ISCG Grade
B
Score 69 out of 100
- 9 of 35
Score 69 of 100 falls in the B 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.A79 out of 100Rank 5 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A93 out of 100Rank 20 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C41 out of 100Rank 23 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D34 out of 100Rank 27 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 20 of 35
Our read on ISCG
BA 2004-vintage small-cap growth sleeve that charges 0.06% and casts an unusually wide net, holding roughly 900 names selected on earnings, sales, cash flow and book value growth.
The fund seeks to track a U.S. small-cap index whose constituents are selected using growth measures including earnings, sales, cash flow, and book value growth.
Why people hold it
- Six basis points, against a 0.25% median for its small-cap group. Style slices usually carry a style-slice price tag; this one does not.
- Roughly 900 holdings, a wide net even by small-cap standards, so no single stumble carries much weight.
- Follows its Morningstar growth index closely rather than drifting, one of the tighter tracking records in its peer group. Running since 2004 on the iShares platform.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded next to the household-name small-cap funds, so bid-ask spreads can run wider and trade timing matters more.
- Small-cap growth is one of the choppier corners of the US market, and the ride here has been rougher than a broad-market equity fund's.
- This is the growth half of small caps, not the whole asset class. Broad small-cap funds like VB and SCHA hold both styles for 0.03%.
ISCG Holdings
- Stocks
- 922
- 7%
- OKTA
Sectors
- Technology25.1%
- Industrials21.1%
- Health Care18.6%
- Financials9.3%
- Consumer Discretionary8.4%
- Real Estate5.0%
- Materials3.1%
- Communication3.1%
- Energy2.8%
- Consumer Staples2.6%
- Utilities0.9%
Geography
- United States97.19%
- Australia1.11%
- Ireland0.31%
- Netherlands0.27%
- Bermuda0.27%
- United Kingdom0.20%
- Singapore0.15%
- Canada0.13%
- 0.37%
ISCG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ISCG$11,552
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 | ISCG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +11.5% |
| 1 month | −0.9% |
| 3 months | −3.3% |
| 1 year | +15.5% |
| 3 years | +18.6% |
| 5 years | +5.2% |
| 10 years | +10.9% |
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 | ISCG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +11.5% | |
| 2025 | +12.9% | |
| 2024 | +13.4% | |
| 2023 | +23.1% | |
| 2022 | −26.7% | |
| 2021 | −1.2% | |
| 2020 | +43.4% |
ISCG in the news
ISCG Dividends
- 0.65%
- $0.40
- $0.12 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
ISCG Risk
- 18.3%
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.
- 0.72
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.
- −37.8%
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.
- 1.14
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ISCG Cost
0.06%
ISCG0.06%
- The middle half of US Growth Index funds
- Median 0.18%
7 of the 35 US Growth Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Growth Index
- 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%
- BIVWiShares S&P 500 Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +22.7%
- BMGKVanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +19.5%
- BVOOGVanguard S&P 500 Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +22.8%