Category Review
US multifactor funds ran 30 points apart
iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF
$196.88−0.11 (−0.06%)
- 0.04%
- $34.8B
- +22.8%
- 0.47%
- 0.5M sh
- $197.80
- low $148.39high $200.02
The ETF.net IUSG Grade
A
Score 80 out of 100
- 4 of 99
Score 80 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.A99 out of 100Rank 1 of 99Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A98 out of 100Rank 10 of 86Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D33 out of 100Rank 74 of 97Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A89 out of 100Rank 7 of 99Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D30 out of 100Rank 90 of 98Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A93 out of 100Rank 2 of 99
Our read on IUSG
AGrowth for four basis points. IUSG tracks the S&P 900 Growth Index: roughly 400 large and mid cap U.S. companies picked for growth traits, in a fund that has been running since 2000.
The Fund seeks to track an index of large- and mid-capitalization U.S. equities exhibiting growth characteristics.
Why people hold it
- 0.04% a year, about $4 per $10,000, ties the cheapest fee among the strongest-graded funds in its peer group, VYM included.
- Large and mid cap growth in one ticket, roughly 400 names, screened on growth and momentum measures rather than a single yardstick.ishares.com
- It has tracked its index closely and trades actively at multi-billion-dollar scale, which keeps the cost of getting in and out small.
- Running since 2000, so the record spans the dot-com unwind, 2008 and 2022. Few style funds have that much road behind them.
Worth knowing
- Growth screens crowd into the market's largest tech and consumer names, so a small group of megacaps carries a lot of the weight.
- One-sided by design: no value or dividend names in the mix, and the growth style has gone through long stretches out of favor.
- Distributions arrive quarterly, but growth companies tend to reinvest their cash. Income is a byproduct here, not the mandate.
IUSG Holdings
- Stocks
- 403
- 57%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States99.31%
- Ireland0.48%
- United Kingdom0.11%
- Cayman Islands0.05%
- Bermuda0.04%
- Sweden0.01%
IUSG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IUSG$12,283
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 | IUSG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.7% |
| 1 month | +3.8% |
| 3 months | +4.1% |
| 1 year | +22.8% |
| 3 years | +27.5% |
| 5 years | +14.7% |
| 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 | IUSG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.7% | |
| 2025 | +21.2% | |
| 2024 | +34.7% | |
| 2023 | +29.3% | |
| 2022 | −28.8% | |
| 2021 | +31.3% | |
| 2020 | +32.6% |
IUSG in the news
IUSG Dividends
- 0.47%
- $0.92
- $0.24 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IUSG Risk
- 15.9%
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.
- 1.34
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.
- −32.2%
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.
- 1.17
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IUSG Cost
0.04%
IUSG0.04%
- The middle half of US Multifactor funds
- Median 0.30%
No US Multifactor fund charges less.
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