iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF
$144.56−0.06 (−0.04%)
- 0.18%
- $80.3B
- +22.7%
- 0.34%
- 1.7M sh
- $145.21
- low $108.13high $146.83
The ETF.net IVW 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.C51 out of 100Rank 16 of 35Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A98 out of 100Rank 11 of 32Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B59 out of 100Rank 10 of 35Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A85 out of 100Rank 3 of 35Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C40 out of 100Rank 26 of 35Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A84 out of 100Rank 3 of 35
Our read on IVW
BThe 2000-vintage original for S&P 500 growth exposure: roughly 150 large caps chosen by a three-factor rules screen, cap-weighted, no manager discretion. Big and liquid, though cheaper trackers of the same benchmark now exist.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. large-cap stocks exhibiting strong growth characteristics, selected using measures including earnings and revenue growth.
Why people hold it
- A 2000-vintage original among style ETFs, now a multi-billion-dollar fund whose returns hug its index very closely.
- The growth screen is mechanical: sales growth, earnings change to price, and 12-month price momentum. Rules pick the names, not a stock picker.barchart.com
- Actively traded with the iShares plumbing behind it, which supports tight spreads on retail-size orders.
- Pays a distribution quarterly and sits in the upper half of the US growth cohort on overall build quality.
Worth knowing
- At 0.18%, it costs the category median, while SPYG follows the same S&P 500 Growth benchmark for 0.04% and SCHG runs at 0.04%.
- Roughly 150 cap-weighted names, so the biggest growth companies drive most of the movement.
- This is one half of a style split: the growth side of the S&P 500 only, with the value side living in a separate fund.barchart.com
IVW Holdings
- Stocks
- 156
- 60%
- NVDA
Geography
- United States99.25%
- Ireland0.45%
- Singapore0.30%
IVW Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IVW$12,272
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 | IVW |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.6% |
| 1 month | +3.9% |
| 3 months | +4.4% |
| 1 year | +22.7% |
| 3 years | +27.9% |
| 5 years | +15.0% |
| 10 years | +18.1% |
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 | IVW |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.6% | |
| 2025 | +21.9% | |
| 2024 | +35.8% | |
| 2023 | +29.8% | |
| 2022 | −29.5% | |
| 2021 | +31.8% | |
| 2020 | +33.2% |
IVW in the news
IVW Dividends
- 0.34%
- $0.49
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IVW Risk
- 16.1%
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.
- 1.36
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.
- −32.7%
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.
- 1.18
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IVW Cost
0.18%
IVW0.18%
- The middle half of US Growth Index funds
- Median 0.18%
15 of the 35 US Growth Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Growth Index
- AVOTVanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +4.5%
- BISCGiShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +15.5%
- 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%
- BIWFiShares Russell 1000 Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +11.1%