IGM vs VGT: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF

IGMBNYSE Arca

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGTANYSE Arca

Overlap

75.9%by weight

Expense ratio

VGT −0.28pt a year

IGM0.37%VGT0.09%

Avg volume · 30D

VGT 12.6×the volume

IGM336KVGT4.23M

10Y return · a year

VGT +1.0pt

IGM+23.6%VGT+24.6%

IGM vs VGT Performance

Oct 28, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026

+132.8%IGM+136.3%VGT

Expense ratio: IGM 0.37%; VGT 0.09%, better
Fund size: IGM $10.9B; VGT $178B
1Y total return: IGM +21.7%; VGT +24.7%, better
Yield (12M): IGM 0.14%; VGT 0.38%, better
Holdings: IGM 295; VGT 321
Avg volume (30D): IGM 336K sh; VGT 4.23M sh, better
NAV per share: IGM $159.31; VGT $122.79
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IGM, VGT, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IGM	VGT
Cost30% weight	B65	A92Higher
Mission25% weight	A84	A84
Risk15% weight	B66Higher	B55
Tradability15% weight	A70Higher	B57
Holdings10% weight	B59Higher	C41
Durability5% weight	A79	A93Higher

Rank among Technology (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. IGM and VGT are both graded against the same 23 Technology (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Technology (Broad)⁠

Category · 23 funds

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VGT ranks 3rd and IGM 5th of 23 funds in the Technology (Broad) Category.

Rank 1AXLKState Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 80
Rank 2AFTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETFScore 77
Rank 3AVGTVanguard Information Technology ETFScore 70
Rank 4BRSPTInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Technology ETFScore 68
Rank 5BIGMiShares Expanded Tech Sector ETFScore 65
Rank 5BXNTKState Street SPDR NYSE Technology ETFScore 65

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IGMBiShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF

VGTAVanguard Information Technology ETF

In short

IGM Tech with the fence moved. IGM's index reaches past the classic tech sector to add selected communication-services names and Canadian listings, holding about 300 stocks. It has been running since 2001.

VGT Vanguard's technology sleeve, indexed since 2004: roughly 300 US tech stocks running from megacap giants down to small caps, for 0.09% a year. Broad coverage of the sector rather than just its household names.

Stated mandate

IGM The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. and Canadian technology companies together with selected communication-services companies.

VGT The fund seeks to track an index measuring the investment return of information technology stocks. It uses an indexing approach for large-, mid-, and small-capitalization U.S. technology companies and normally invests at least 80% of assets in target-index stocks.

Why people hold it

IGM The "expanded" part is the whole point: the index pairs U.S. and Canadian technology companies with selected communication-services names, so internet and media businesses that pure tech-sector funds exclude are in the mix.ishares.com
About 300 holdings across two countries, a wider net than sector funds drawn only from the S&P 500.
Launched in March 2001, it is one of the long-running names in tech ETFs, now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively.
Tracking has been tight: the portfolio has stayed close to the S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index it promises, and it is among the stronger implementations in the broad tech group.

VGT Casts a wide net: about 300 US technology stocks across large, mid and small caps, not just the megacap names everyone already knows.vanguard.com
Charges 0.09% a year, roughly a quarter of what the typical technology sector ETF asks.
One of the largest and most actively traded sector funds around, and it has followed its index closely.
Running since 2004 and among the strongest implementations in its technology peer group. Pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

IGM Fees are the trade-off. At 0.37% it sits just under the broad-tech median, but plain tech trackers VGT, XLK and FTEC charge under 0.10% for a narrower mandate.
This is one slice of the market: North American tech plus some communication services, and nothing else. When that corner moves, the whole fund moves with it.
Distributions come quarterly, but a growth-sector equity basket is built around the companies, not the payout.

VGT Weighted by market value, so the biggest platform companies drive most of the return. The small caps are along for the ride.
One sector, one country: US technology only, which means bigger swings than a total market fund.
If the last basis point matters, XLK and FTEC list at 0.08%.

Full IGM profile⁠

Full VGT profile⁠

IGM vs VGT Holdings

Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026 for IGM and Oct 27, 2026 for VGT

How IGM and VGT differ

Overlap by weight

75.9%

Shared holdings make up 99.3% of VGT and 84.0% of IGM.

Level by level

Holdings261 in both75.9%
Sector8 Sectors85.1%
Countryby domicile98.4%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in IGM and VGT, widest gap first
Sector	More in IGMMore in VGT	IGM	VGT
Communication	IGM +14.8 points	14.8%	0.0%
Technology	VGT +14.5 points	84.8%	99.3%
Industrials	VGT +0.2 points	0.1%	0.3%
Energy	IGM +0.1 points	0.1%	0.0%
Financials	VGT +0.1 points	0.2%	0.3%
Consumer Discretionary	VGT +0.1 points	0.0%	0.1%
Health Care	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%
Materials	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IGM and VGT, widest gap first
Country	More in IGMMore in VGT	IGM	VGT
United States	VGT +1.4 points	96.3%	97.7%
Canada	IGM +1.3 points	1.3%	0.0%
Other countries (6)	IGM +0.1 points	2.4%	2.3%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IGM56.7%
VGT63.6%

Securities held

IGM293
VGT319

Asset class

IGM: Equity
VGT: Equity

Holdings

Only in IGM32
In both261
Only in VGT58

Only in IGM

32 securities, 15.8% of IGM by weight

Alphabet Class A4.57%
Meta Platforms Class A4.27%
Alphabet Class C3.66%
Netflix1.18%
Shopify Subordinate Voting Class A0.91%
Applovin Class A0.32%
Roblox Class A0.17%
Take Two Interactive Software0.16%
Celestica0.16%
Reddit Class A0.09%
Cgi Inc Class A0.07%
Match Group Inc0.05%
Pinterest Class A0.04%
Descartes Systems Group0.04%
Snap Inc Class A0.03%
Open Text0.03%
Blackberry0.03%
Cargurus Class A0.01%
People0.01%
Ziff Davis Inc<0.01%
Lightspeed Commerce<0.01%
Zoominfo Technologies<0.01%
Ambiq Micro<0.01%
Tripadvisor<0.01%
Trump Media Technology Group<0.01%
Wolfspeed Inc<0.01%
Yelp<0.01%
Rum Group Class A<0.01%
Grindr Inc<0.01%
Bk Technologies Corp<0.01%
Lantronix Inc<0.01%
Playtika Holding Corp<0.01%

Only in VGT

58 securities, 0.7% of VGT by weight

SLBBH11420.18%
Qorvo Inc0.08%
JFrog Ltd0.08%
ScanSource Inc0.02%
Amplitude Inc0.02%
Digital Turbine Inc0.02%
Red Violet Inc0.01%
CEVA Inc0.01%
Daily Journal Corp0.01%
Pagaya Technologies Ltd0.01%
Mitek Systems Inc0.01%
Netskope Inc0.01%
Rapid7 Inc0.01%
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd<0.01%
Daktronics Inc<0.01%
Kimball Electronics Inc<0.01%
Consensus Cloud Solutions Inc<0.01%
OneSpan Inc<0.01%
Corsair Gaming Inc<0.01%
indie Semiconductor Inc<0.01%
Grid Dynamics Holdings Inc<0.01%
NVE Corp<0.01%
Sprout Social Inc<0.01%
PAR Technology Corp<0.01%
Eastman Kodak Co<0.01%
Evolv Technologies Holdings Inc<0.01%
Methode Electronics Inc<0.01%
Weave Communications Inc<0.01%
Yext Inc<0.01%
Xerox Holdings Corp<0.01%
Powerfleet Inc NJ<0.01%
Cerence Inc<0.01%
Rackspace Technology Inc<0.01%
N-able Inc/US<0.01%
8x8 Inc<0.01%
I3 Verticals Inc<0.01%
Xperi Inc<0.01%
Hackett Group Inc/The<0.01%
Commerce.com Inc<0.01%
Rimini Street Inc<0.01%
SmartRent Inc<0.01%
Blend Labs Inc<0.01%
Unisys Corp<0.01%
CPI Card Group Inc<0.01%
Expensify Inc<0.01%
Huckleberry ai Inc<0.01%
CS Disco Inc<0.01%
Digimarc Corp<0.01%
MicroVision Inc<0.01%
Kopin Corp<0.01%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 261 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in IGM and VGT, widest gap first
Holding	More in IGMMore in VGT	IGM	VGT
NVIDIANVDA	VGT +9.31 points	8.28%	17.59%
AppleAAPL	VGT +6.56 points	9.36%	15.92%
Broadcom IncAVGO	IGM +2.96 points	7.07%	4.11%
MicrosoftMSFT	VGT +1.97 points	9.19%	11.16%
Palantir Technologies Class APLTR	IGM +0.53 points	2.08%	1.55%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	IGM +0.48 points	4.16%	3.68%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO	IGM +0.40 points	2.00%	1.60%
Micron TechnologyMU	VGT +0.39 points	4.07%	4.46%
Texas InstrumentTXN	IGM +0.30 points	1.28%	0.98%
International Business Machines CoIBM	IGM +0.30 points	1.07%	0.77%
Palo Alto NetworksPANW	IGM +0.25 points	1.49%	1.24%
Crowdstrike Holdings Class ACRWD	IGM +0.22 points	1.24%	1.02%
Accenture PLC Class AACN	IGM +0.20 points	0.65%	0.45%
ServicenowNOW	IGM +0.19 points	0.73%	0.54%
Analog DevicesADI	IGM +0.19 points	0.94%	0.75%
Lam ResearchLRCX	VGT +0.19 points	1.37%	1.56%
SalesforceCRM	IGM +0.18 points	0.90%	0.72%
OracleORCL	IGM +0.17 points	1.03%	0.86%
QualcommQCOM	IGM +0.14 points	0.90%	0.76%
Intel CorporationINTC	IGM +0.13 points	2.12%	1.99%
IntuitINTU	IGM +0.11 points	0.41%	0.30%
SandiskSNDK	VGT +0.10 points	0.87%	0.97%
Coreweave Class ACRWV	IGM +0.10 points	0.10%	<0.01%
Applied Material IncAMAT	VGT +0.10 points	1.43%	1.53%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	VGT +0.10 points	0.69%	0.79%
Marvell TechnologyMRVL	IGM +0.09 points	0.97%	0.88%
SynopsysSNPS	IGM +0.08 points	0.41%	0.33%
SnowflakeSNOW	IGM +0.08 points	0.53%	0.45%
Amphenol Corp Class AAPH	IGM +0.08 points	0.88%	0.80%
Strategy Inc Class AMSTR	IGM +0.07 points	0.23%	0.16%
Datadog Inc Class ADDOG	IGM +0.07 points	0.43%	0.36%
KlaKLAC	VGT +0.07 points	0.91%	0.98%
Adobe IncADBE	IGM +0.06 points	0.45%	0.39%
FortinetFTNT	IGM +0.06 points	0.52%	0.46%
Bitmine Immersion TechnologiesBMNR	IGM +0.06 points	0.06%	<0.01%
SemtechSMTC	VGT +0.06 points	0.06%	0.12%
Formfactor IncFORM	VGT +0.05 points	0.04%	0.09%
Motorola Solutions IncMSI	IGM +0.05 points	0.36%	0.31%
Cadence Design SystemsCDNS	IGM +0.05 points	0.43%	0.38%
Onto InnovationONTO	VGT +0.05 points	0.05%	0.10%
Lumentum HoldingsLITE	IGM +0.05 points	0.35%	0.30%
Flex LtdFLEX	VGT +0.05 points	0.14%	0.19%
Digitalocean HoldingsDOCN	VGT +0.04 points	0.05%	0.09%
Dell Technologies Inc Class CDELL	IGM +0.04 points	0.69%	0.65%
TeradyneTER	VGT +0.04 points	0.23%	0.27%
Acm Research Class AACMR	VGT +0.05 points	0.01%	0.06%
Arista NetworksANET	IGM +0.04 points	0.89%	0.85%
Riot PlatformsRIOT	VGT +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
SanminaSANM	VGT +0.04 points	0.04%	0.08%
SitimeSITM	VGT +0.04 points	0.05%	0.09%
MaxlinearMXL	VGT +0.04 points	0.03%	0.07%
Ultra Clean Holdings IncUCTT	VGT +0.04 points	0.01%	0.05%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries IncKLIC	VGT +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
Super Micro Computer IncSMCI	VGT +0.04 points	0.09%	0.13%
AvnetAVT	VGT +0.04 points	0.03%	0.07%
Plexus CorpPLXS	VGT +0.04 points	0.03%	0.07%
ImpinjPI	VGT +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
Lattice SemiconductorLSCC	VGT +0.04 points	0.07%	0.11%
Axcelis TechnologiesACLS	VGT +0.03 points	0.02%	0.05%
MksMKSI	VGT +0.03 points	0.07%	0.10%
Mara HoldingsMARA	VGT +0.04 points	0.01%	0.05%
DiodesDIOD	VGT +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
Varonis SystemsVRNS	VGT +0.03 points	0.03%	0.06%
Ttm Technologies IncTTMI	VGT +0.04 points	0.04%	0.08%
Vishay Intertechnology IncVSH	VGT +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
CleansparkCLSK	VGT +0.04 points	<0.01%	0.05%
RambusRMBS	VGT +0.04 points	0.04%	0.08%
AutodeskADSK	IGM +0.03 points	0.23%	0.20%
Amkor TechnologyAMKR	VGT +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
Viavi SolutionsVIAV	VGT +0.03 points	0.04%	0.07%
Arrow ElectronicsARW	VGT +0.04 points	0.05%	0.09%
LittelfuseLFUS	VGT +0.04 points	0.04%	0.08%
Cipher Digital IncCIFR	VGT +0.04 points	0.01%	0.05%
Insight Enterprises IncNSIT	VGT +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
Nxp Semiconductors NVNXPI	IGM +0.03 points	0.29%	0.26%
Ringcentral Class ARNG	VGT +0.03 points	0.03%	0.06%
Advanced Energy IndustriesAEIS	VGT +0.04 points	0.04%	0.08%
Allegro Microsystems IncALGM	VGT +0.03 points	0.02%	0.05%
CohuCOHU	VGT +0.03 points	0.01%	0.04%
Cloudflare Class ANET	IGM +0.03 points	0.48%	0.45%
Commvault SystemsCVLT	VGT +0.04 points	0.03%	0.07%
Dolby Laboratories Class ADLB	VGT +0.03 points	0.02%	0.05%
Silicon LaboratoriesSLAB	VGT +0.04 points	0.03%	0.07%
Dropbox Inc Class ADBX	VGT +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
RalliantRAL	VGT +0.03 points	0.04%	0.07%
Sentinelone Inc Class AS	VGT +0.03 points	0.04%	0.07%
NovantaNOVT	VGT +0.03 points	0.03%	0.06%
KnowlesKN	VGT +0.04 points	0.01%	0.05%
VontierVNT	VGT +0.03 points	0.02%	0.05%
CognexCGNX	VGT +0.04 points	0.04%	0.08%
Veeco InstrumentsVECO	VGT +0.03 points	0.01%	0.04%
Tenable Holdings IncTENB	VGT +0.04 points	0.02%	0.06%
Roper TechnologiesROP	IGM +0.04 points	0.20%	0.16%
Appfolio Class AAPPF	VGT +0.03 points	0.02%	0.05%
Fastly Class AFSLY	VGT +0.03 points	0.02%	0.05%
Zeta Global Holdings Class AZETA	VGT +0.04 points	0.03%	0.07%
Badger MeterBMI	VGT +0.03 points	0.02%	0.05%
Hut CorpHUT	VGT +0.04 points	0.03%	0.07%
Aehr Test SystemsAEHR	VGT +0.03 points	<0.01%	0.04%
CorningGLW	VGT +0.03 points	0.46%	0.49%

All 293 IGM holdings⁠All 310 VGT 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.

IGM vs VGT Cost

Overpaying IGM vs VGT

$5,615

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

IGM 0.37%
$7,513
VGT 0.09%
$1,898

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IGM 0.37%
VGT 0.09%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IGM	VGT	Overpaying
10	$670	$165	$505
20	$2,590	$646	$1,944
30	$7,513	$1,898	$5,615

Expense ratio

0.37%IGM
0.09%VGT, cheaper

VGT0.09%IGM0.37%

0.08%1.00%

Middle half of Technology (Broad) funds
Median 0.45%

VGT 3rd cheapest of 23 funds

IGM 7th cheapest of 23 funds

IGM vs VGT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 28, 2026

Yield (12M): IGM 0.14%; VGT 0.38%, better
Payout (12M): IGM $0.22; VGT $0.47
Last payment: IGM $0.05; VGT $0.15
Ex-dividend: IGM Sep 15, 2026; VGT Sep 23, 2026
Paid on: IGM Sep 18, 2026; VGT Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: IGM Quarterly; VGT Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IGMQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll IGM payments⁠

VGTQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VGT payments⁠

IGM vs VGT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IGM 22.2%VGT 21.6%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IGM 1.40, betterVGT 1.30
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IGM −40.7%VGT −35.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IGM 1.40VGT 1.35; Market = 1

IGM and VGT in the news

All news⁠

Deep Dive
An equal-weight technology ETF beat the cap-weighted fund by 9.3 percentage points
Sep 28, 2026IGMVGT
Category Review
Equal-weight technology beat the biggest tech funds this year
Updated Oct 26, 2026VGT
Head-to-Head
QQQ vs. VGT: choose VGT for technology, QQQ for the Nasdaq-100
Oct 23, 2026VGT
New ETFs
XFUNDS Technology Income ETF is 99.1% the Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Oct 12, 2026VGT
Head-to-Head
Vanguard Information Technology ETF holds NVIDIA, Apple and Microsoft at twice the weight of Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Oct 10, 2026VGT
Sector Pulse
Materials led the sectors, pulled by Vylor and two steelmakers
Oct 5, 2026VGT

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IGM vs VGT

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it