EGUS vs ILCG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Growth ETF

EGUSCCboe

iShares Morningstar Growth ETF

ILCGANYSE Arca

Overlap

66.3%by weight

Expense ratio

ILCG −0.14pt a year

EGUS0.18%ILCG0.04%

Avg volume · 30D

ILCG 26.0×the volume

EGUS2.67KILCG69.6K

3Y return · a year

EGUS +1.0pt

EGUS+22.1%ILCG+21.1%

EGUS vs ILCG Performance

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

+5.3%EGUS+4.3%ILCG

Expense ratio: EGUS 0.18%; ILCG 0.04%, better
Fund size: EGUS $28M; ILCG $2.86B
1Y total return: EGUS +5.3%, better; ILCG +4.3%
Yield (12M): EGUS 0.21%; ILCG 0.44%, better
Holdings: EGUS 108; ILCG 328
Avg volume (30D): EGUS 2.67K sh; ILCG 69.6K sh, better
NAV per share: EGUS $53.78; ILCG $104.77
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for EGUS, ILCG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	EGUS	ILCG
Cost30% weight	C49	A96Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C43Higher	C42
Tradability15% weight	D32	B63Higher
Holdings10% weight	D27	C52Higher
Durability5% weight	D30	B66Higher

Rank among US Growth Index funds

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Same Category. EGUS and ILCG are both graded against the same 35 US Growth Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Growth Index⁠

Category · 35 funds

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ILCG ranks 4th and EGUS 24th of 35 funds in the US Growth Index Category.

Rank 1ASPYGState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETFScore 84
Rank 2AIMCGiShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 2ASCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 4AILCGiShares Morningstar Growth ETFScore 77
Rank 4AVUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFScore 77
Rank 23BCOWGPacer US Large Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETFScore 55
Rank 24CEGUSiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Growth ETFScore 54
Rank 25CGFLWVictoryshares Free Cash Flow Growth ETFScore 52

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EGUSCiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Growth ETF

ILCGAiShares Morningstar Growth ETF

In short

EGUS Most ESG funds live in the middle of the market. EGUS moves the screen into the growth style box: it starts from MSCI's US large- and mid-cap growth universe, then optimizes toward better-rated ESG names while targeting risk and return close to the unscreened parent index.

ILCG Growth 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.

Stated mandate

EGUS The Fund seeks to track an index of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization equities with growth characteristics and positive environmental, social and governance characteristics.

ILCG 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

EGUS Not a bolt-on. The index is built by optimizing the MSCI USA Growth parent for ESG exposure while aiming to keep risk and return characteristics similar to it.msci.com
Hard exclusions, not vibes: tobacco, controversial weapons, civilian firearms, thermal coal and oil sands are ineligible for the index.msci.com
0.18% a year buys the screen plus standard iShares index plumbing. Roughly 90 large- and mid-cap growth names, with distributions paid quarterly.ishares.com
A 2023 launch that does exactly what the label says: US growth, ESG-screened, index-tracked, with the objective spelled out in the registration statement.

ILCG 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

EGUS Small and thinly traded next to the big growth trackers, so bid-ask spreads can run wider and large orders need more care.
Unscreened growth trackers charge far less (VUG at 0.03%, SCHG at 0.04%) than this fund's 0.18%. The ESG optimizer is what the extra buys.
Roughly 90 names, and the optimizer can leave out growth companies you'd expect to see, so returns can drift from a plain growth index in either direction.msci.com

ILCG 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.

Full EGUS profile⁠

Full ILCG profile⁠

EGUS vs ILCG Holdings

How EGUS and ILCG differ

Overlap by weight

66.3%

Shared holdings make up 98.0% of EGUS and 71.8% of ILCG.

Level by level

Holdings98 in both66.3%
Sector11 Sectors93.0%
Asset classStocks100%
Countryby domicile99.6%

Sector

Sector weights in EGUS and ILCG, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	EGUS	ILCG
Consumer Discretionary	EGUS +2.7 points	13.2%	10.5%
Technology	EGUS +2.7 points	53.4%	50.7%
Industrials	ILCG +2.5 points	7.3%	9.8%
Consumer Staples	ILCG +1.7 points	0.3%	2.0%
Financials	ILCG +1.2 points	4.8%	6.0%
Health Care	EGUS +0.9 points	7.8%	6.9%
Utilities	ILCG +0.8 points	0.1%	0.9%
Real Estate	ILCG +0.5 points	1.2%	1.7%
Energy	EGUS +0.4 points	1.1%	0.7%
Communication	EGUS +0.3 points	9.6%	9.3%
Materials	ILCG +0.2 points	1.3%	1.5%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in EGUS and ILCG, widest gap first
Country	Gap	EGUS	ILCG
United States	EGUS +0.2 points	99.7%	99.5%
Brazil	EGUS +0.2 points	0.3%	0.1%
China	ILCG +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Switzerland	ILCG +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Mexico	ILCG +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
United Kingdom	ILCG +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

EGUS64.4%
ILCG50.0%

Securities held

EGUS106
ILCG325

Asset class

EGUS: Stocks
ILCG: Stocks

Holdings

Only in EGUS8
In both98
Only in ILCG227

Only in EGUS

8 securities, 1.7% of EGUS by weight

Cheniere Energy0.46%
Booking Holdings0.37%
Deckers Outdoor0.32%
Atlassian Corp Class A0.14%
Sharkninja0.13%
Workday Class A0.12%
Samsara Class A0.11%
Coeur Mining0.09%

Only in ILCG

227 securities, 28.1% of ILCG by weight

Microsoft3.29%
Meta Platforms Class A1.66%
Micron Technology1.45%
Intel Corporation0.89%
Walmart0.74%
Intuitive Surgical0.54%
Boeing0.46%
Texas Instrument0.39%
Freeport Mcmoran Inc0.29%
Motorola Solutions Inc0.29%
Johnson Controls International PLC0.28%
Royal Caribbean Group0.28%
Deere0.27%
Airbnb Class A0.26%
Cintas0.26%
Oreilly Automotive Inc0.25%
Aon PLC Class A0.24%
Vertiv Holdings Class A0.23%
Doordash Class A0.23%
Transdigm Group0.22%
Monster Beverage0.21%
Starbucks Corp0.21%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.21%
Csx0.21%
Fastenal0.20%
Sandisk0.19%
Tjx0.19%
Emerson Electric0.19%
Ross Stores Inc0.18%
Ametek Inc0.18%
Autozone0.18%
Synopsys0.18%
Charles Schwab0.17%
Marathon Petroleum0.17%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologie0.16%
Baker Hughes Class A0.16%
American Express0.16%
Nasdaq Inc0.16%
Block Class A0.15%
Msci0.15%
Ventas Reit0.15%
United Rentals0.15%
Parker-Hannifin0.15%
S&P Global0.15%
Arthur J Gallagher0.15%
Natera0.14%
Illinois Tool Inc0.14%
Vistra0.14%
Nxp Semiconductors NV0.14%
Digital Realty Trust Reit0.14%

Weight gaps

All 98 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in EGUS and ILCG, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	EGUS	ILCG
AppleAAPL	EGUS +7.69 points	16.16%	8.47%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	EGUS +3.16 points	7.93%	4.77%
Alphabet Class AGOOGL	EGUS +2.12 points	5.34%	3.22%
Visa Class AV	EGUS +1.78 points	3.00%	1.22%
Alphabet Class CGOOG	EGUS +1.65 points	4.26%	2.61%
Tesla IncTSLA	EGUS +1.16 points	3.28%	2.12%
Idexx LaboratoriesIDXX	EGUS +0.96 points	1.13%	0.17%
Trane Technologies PLCTT	EGUS +0.95 points	1.11%	0.16%
Mettler ToledoMTD	EGUS +0.73 points	0.79%	0.06%
EcolabECL	EGUS +0.70 points	0.96%	0.26%
Cummins IncCMI	EGUS +0.68 points	0.89%	0.21%
AutodeskADSK	EGUS +0.65 points	0.84%	0.19%
Equinix ReitEQIX	EGUS +0.59 points	0.78%	0.19%
Ww Grainger IncGWW	EGUS +0.55 points	0.77%	0.22%
NVIDIANVDA	ILCG +0.55 points	14.20%	14.75%
Mckesson CorpMCK	EGUS +0.52 points	0.63%	0.11%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	ILCG +0.51 points	0.18%	0.69%
Amphenol Corp Class AAPH	ILCG +0.50 points	0.12%	0.62%
Caseys General Stores IncCASY	EGUS +0.44 points	0.53%	0.09%
Caterpillar IncCAT	EGUS +0.44 points	0.92%	0.48%
NetflixNFLX	ILCG +0.43 points	0.47%	0.90%
Cadence Design SystemsCDNS	EGUS +0.42 points	0.72%	0.30%
Palantir Technologies Class APLTR	ILCG +0.42 points	0.79%	1.21%
Mastercard Class AMA	EGUS +0.39 points	1.40%	1.01%
OracleORCL	EGUS +0.34 points	0.66%	0.32%
ServicenowNOW	EGUS +0.33 points	0.69%	0.36%
Eli LillyLLY	ILCG +0.33 points	3.34%	3.67%
Veeva Systems Class AVEEV	EGUS +0.33 points	0.48%	0.15%
WelltowerWELL	ILCG +0.32 points	0.28%	0.60%
Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG	EGUS +0.31 points	0.46%	0.15%
Targa ResourcesTRGP	EGUS +0.31 points	0.40%	0.09%
Moodys CorpMCO	EGUS +0.29 points	0.55%	0.26%
Crowdstrike Holdings Class ACRWD	ILCG +0.29 points	0.44%	0.73%
Ge AerospaceGE	ILCG +0.27 points	0.87%	1.14%
Applied Material IncAMAT	EGUS +0.26 points	1.16%	0.90%
Lam ResearchLRCX	EGUS +0.26 points	1.11%	0.85%
Edwards LifesciencesEW	EGUS +0.26 points	0.45%	0.19%
CencoraCOR	EGUS +0.25 points	0.47%	0.22%
Palo Alto NetworksPANW	EGUS +0.22 points	1.09%	0.87%
Broadcom IncAVGO	ILCG +0.22 points	4.43%	4.65%
XpoXPO	EGUS +0.22 points	0.29%	0.07%
Waters CorpWAT	EGUS +0.20 points	0.31%	0.11%
ZscalerZS	EGUS +0.20 points	0.27%	0.07%
KlaKLAC	ILCG +0.19 points	0.42%	0.61%
Uber TechnologiesUBER	EGUS +0.18 points	0.30%	0.12%
Applovin Class AAPP	ILCG +0.17 points	0.19%	0.36%
Keysight TechnologiesKEYS	EGUS +0.16 points	0.32%	0.16%
Emcor GroupEME	EGUS +0.15 points	0.24%	0.09%
MercadolibreMELI	EGUS +0.15 points	0.26%	0.11%
Quanta Services IncPWR	ILCG +0.14 points	0.13%	0.27%
Vertex PharmaceuticalsVRTX	EGUS +0.13 points	0.27%	0.14%
Hilton Worldwide HoldingsHLT	ILCG +0.13 points	0.15%	0.28%
Analog DevicesADI	ILCG +0.12 points	0.20%	0.32%
Ulta Beauty IncULTA	EGUS +0.12 points	0.18%	0.06%
Sherwin WilliamsSHW	EGUS +0.11 points	0.28%	0.17%
SnowflakeSNOW	ILCG +0.11 points	0.21%	0.32%
Mongodb Class AMDB	EGUS +0.11 points	0.19%	0.08%
Western Digital CorpWDC	EGUS +0.10 points	0.42%	0.32%
West Pharmaceutical ServicesWST	EGUS +0.09 points	0.19%	0.10%
Dell Technologies Inc Class CDELL	EGUS +0.09 points	0.31%	0.22%
Eaton PLCETN	ILCG +0.09 points	0.09%	0.18%
Monolithic Power Systems IncMPWR	ILCG +0.09 points	0.10%	0.19%
Rivian Automotive Class ARIVN	EGUS +0.08 points	0.11%	0.03%
Bloom Energy Class ABE	ILCG +0.08 points	0.09%	0.17%
Iron Mountain IncIRM	EGUS +0.07 points	0.15%	0.08%
Las Vegas SandsLVS	EGUS +0.08 points	0.10%	0.02%
Texas Pacific LandTPL	EGUS +0.08 points	0.13%	0.05%
Constellation Energy CorpCEG	ILCG +0.07 points	0.10%	0.17%
Alnylam PharmaceuticalsALNY	EGUS +0.07 points	0.14%	0.07%
Ge VernovaGEV	ILCG +0.07 points	0.63%	0.70%
Verisk AnalyticsVRSK	EGUS +0.07 points	0.12%	0.05%
Carvana Class ACVNA	ILCG +0.07 points	0.11%	0.18%
First SolarFSLR	EGUS +0.06 points	0.10%	0.04%
Comfort Systems UsaFIX	EGUS +0.05 points	0.17%	0.12%
Cloudflare Class ANET	ILCG +0.05 points	0.24%	0.29%
Axon EnterpriseAXON	EGUS +0.05 points	0.13%	0.08%
Rockwell Automation IncROK	ILCG +0.05 points	0.09%	0.14%
CoherentCOHR	ILCG +0.05 points	0.07%	0.12%
Robinhood Markets Class AHOOD	ILCG +0.04 points	0.17%	0.21%
Marvell TechnologyMRVL	EGUS +0.04 points	0.46%	0.42%
Howmet AerospaceHWM	EGUS +0.04 points	0.32%	0.28%
VerisignVRSN	EGUS +0.04 points	0.12%	0.08%
Datadog Inc Class ADDOG	ILCG +0.03 points	0.17%	0.20%
Jb Hunt Transport ServicesJBHT	EGUS +0.03 points	0.09%	0.06%
Estee Lauder Inc Class AEL	EGUS +0.03 points	0.12%	0.09%
Burlington StoresBURL	EGUS +0.03 points	0.08%	0.05%
FortinetFTNT	ILCG +0.02 points	0.23%	0.25%
Arista NetworksANET	ILCG +0.02 points	0.58%	0.60%
Rocket Lab CorpRKLB	EGUS +0.02 points	0.12%	0.10%
Fair IsaacFICO	EGUS +0.02 points	0.07%	0.05%
CienaCIEN	EGUS +0.01 points	0.13%	0.12%
Carpenter TechnologyCRS	EGUS +0.01 points	0.06%	0.05%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	ILCG +0.01 points	2.47%	2.48%
Lumentum HoldingsLITE	ILCG +0.01 points	0.15%	0.16%
Everpure Inc Class AP	ILCG +0.01 points	0.09%	0.10%
CorningGLW	ILCG +0.01 points	0.28%	0.29%
Credo Technology Group Holding LtdCRDO	Same weight	0.07%	0.07%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	Same weight	0.35%	0.35%

All 106 EGUS holdings⁠All 325 ILCG holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EGUS vs ILCG Cost

Overpaying EGUS vs ILCG

$2,900

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

EGUS 0.18%
$3,749
ILCG 0.04%
$849

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

EGUS 0.18%
ILCG 0.04%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	EGUS	ILCG	Overpaying
10	$328	$73	$255
20	$1,281	$288	$993
30	$3,749	$849	$2,900

Expense ratio

0.18%EGUS
0.04%ILCG, cheaper

ILCG0.04%EGUS0.18%

0.03%0.70%

Middle half of US Growth Index funds
Median 0.18%

ILCG 2nd cheapest of 35 funds

EGUS 17th cheapest of 35 funds

EGUS vs ILCG Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): EGUS 0.21%; ILCG 0.44%, better
Payout (12M): EGUS $0.12; ILCG $0.48
Last payment: EGUS $0.03; ILCG $0.14
Ex-dividend: EGUS Sep 15, 2026; ILCG Sep 15, 2026
Paid on: EGUS Sep 18, 2026; ILCG Sep 18, 2026
Frequency: EGUS Quarterly; ILCG Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EGUSQuarterly · 15 paymentsAll EGUS payments⁠

ILCGQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll ILCG payments⁠

EGUS vs ILCG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: EGUS 17.4%, betterILCG 17.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: EGUS 1.12, betterILCG 1.06
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: EGUS −24.9%since Feb 2023ILCG −35.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: EGUS 1.25ILCG 1.23; Market = 1

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EGUS vs ILCG

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How EGUS and ILCG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EGUS

Only in ILCG

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

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How EGUS and ILCG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EGUS

Only in ILCG

Weight gaps