ILCG vs RKSG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Morningstar Growth ETF

ILCGANYSE Arca

Ruk Strategic Growth ETF

RKSGCNYSE Arca

Overlap

48.5%by weight

Expense ratio

ILCG −0.46pt a year

ILCG0.04%RKSG0.50%

Avg volume · 30D

ILCG 135.4×the volume

ILCG70.4KRKSG520

ILCG vs RKSG Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−1.4%ILCG+3.7%RKSG

Expense ratio: ILCG 0.04%, better; RKSG 0.50%
Fund size: ILCG $3B; RKSG $3M
1Y total return: ILCG +3.2%; RKSG No data
Yield (12M): ILCG 0.44%; RKSG No data
Holdings: ILCG 328; RKSG 249
Avg volume (30D): ILCG 70.4K sh, better; RKSG 520 sh
NAV per share: ILCG $109.98; RKSG $28.85
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for ILCG, RKSG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	ILCG	RKSG
Cost30% weight	A96Higher	F18
Mission25% weight	A100	Not scored
Risk15% weight	C44	A99Higher
Tradability15% weight	B64Higher	D26
Holdings10% weight	C49	B60Higher
Durability5% weight	B64Higher	F21

Rank among US Growth Index funds

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Same Category. ILCG and RKSG 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 2nd and RKSG 32nd of 35 funds in the US Growth Index Category.

Rank 1ASPYGState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETFScore 84
Rank 2AILCGiShares Morningstar Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 2AIMCGiShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 32CQMIDWisdomTree U.S. MidCap Quality Growth FundScore 40
Rank 32CRKSGRuk Strategic Growth ETFScore 40
Rank 34DFSGSFirst Trust SMID Growth Strength ETFScore 36

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ILCGAiShares Morningstar Growth ETF

RKSGCRuk Strategic Growth ETF

In short

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.

RKSG Three screens (growth, momentum, value) folded into one passive US stock index instead of three separate funds. A 2026 launch charging 0.50% in a corner of the market where the giants charge pennies.

Stated mandate

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.

RKSG The Fund passively seeks to track the pre-fee total return of the Ruk Strategic Growth Index.

Why people hold it

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.

RKSG One wrapper, three factor screens: the Ruk Strategic Growth Index blends growth, momentum and value, so you're not stacking three single-factor funds to get a multifactor tilt.
Rules, not hunches. It passively tracks a published index rather than leaning on a manager's stock picks, so holdings are set by the index methodology.
Plain plumbing: a 1940 Act US equity ETF. No K-1, no commodity-pool paperwork, just a standard fund holding US stocks.

Worth knowing

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.

RKSG Fee gap is real: 0.50% a year against the largest US growth index funds at 0.03% to 0.06% (VUG, SCHG, VONG). The multifactor blend has to earn that difference.
It launched in 2026, so the record is short and the asset base is small. Thin trading tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads than the household-name growth funds.
The index is the issuer's own, and there isn't yet enough history to see how tightly the fund hugs it. Growth is the goal here, not income.

Full ILCG profile⁠

Full RKSG profile⁠

ILCG vs RKSG Holdings

How ILCG and RKSG differ

Overlap by weight

48.5%

Shared holdings make up 83.9% of ILCG and 66.8% of RKSG.

Level by level

Holdings179 in both48.5%
Sector11 Sectors74.2%
Countryby domicile96.5%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in ILCG and RKSG, widest gap first
Sector	More in ILCGMore in RKSG	ILCG	RKSG
Technology	ILCG +18.5 points	53.5%	35.0%
Health Care	RKSG +10.7 points	6.5%	17.3%
Energy	RKSG +7.8 points	0.8%	8.6%
Financials	RKSG +5.7 points	5.5%	11.2%
Consumer Discretionary	ILCG +3.3 points	9.7%	6.4%
Industrials	ILCG +2.2 points	9.7%	7.5%
Consumer Staples	RKSG +1.3 points	1.8%	3.1%
Communication	ILCG +1.3 points	8.5%	7.2%
Materials	RKSG +0.4 points	1.4%	1.8%
Real Estate	ILCG +0.4 points	1.6%	1.2%
Utilities	ILCG +0.3 points	0.9%	0.6%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in ILCG and RKSG, widest gap first
Country	More in ILCGMore in RKSG	ILCG	RKSG
United States	ILCG +3.2 points	99.5%	96.3%
Bermuda	RKSG +1.5 points	0.0%	1.5%
United Kingdom	RKSG +0.9 points	0.1%	1.0%
Other countries (9)	RKSG +0.8 points	0.4%	1.2%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

ILCG49.8%
RKSG41.1%

Securities held

ILCG325
RKSG249

Asset class

ILCG: Equity
RKSG: Equity

Holdings

Only in ILCG146
In both179
Only in RKSG70

Only in ILCG

146 securities, 16.0% of ILCG by weight

Alphabet Class C2.43%
Ge Aerospace1.01%
Intel Corporation0.99%
Welltower0.55%
Boeing0.44%
Johnson Controls International PLC0.29%
Deere0.25%
Hilton Worldwide Holdings0.25%
Sandisk0.25%
Oreilly Automotive Inc0.23%
Cummins Inc0.22%
Aon PLC Class A0.22%
Csx0.21%
Transdigm Group0.20%
Bank of New York Mellon Corp0.20%
Starbucks Corp0.20%
Ww Grainger Inc0.19%
Monolithic Power Systems Inc0.18%
Emerson Electric0.18%
Autozone0.17%
Charles Schwab0.16%
American Express0.15%
Nasdaq Inc0.15%
Nxp Semiconductors NV0.14%
Arthur J Gallagher0.14%
Comfort Systems Usa0.14%
Microchip Technology Inc0.14%
Block Class A0.13%
Marsh0.12%
Vulcan Materials0.11%
Norfolk Southern Corp0.11%
Mercadolibre0.11%
Take Two Interactive Software0.11%
Marriott International Class A0.11%
L3HARRIS Technologies0.10%
Apollo Global Management0.10%
Cardinal Health0.10%
Air Products and Chemicals0.10%
Northrop Grumman Corp0.10%
Stryker0.10%
Coinbase Global Class A0.10%
Flex Ltd0.10%
Mckesson Corp0.10%
Kkr and Co Inc0.10%
American Electric Power Inc0.10%
On Semiconductor Corp0.09%
Vylor0.09%
Mongodb Class A0.09%
Entergy Corp0.09%
Ferguson Enterprises0.09%

Only in RKSG

70 securities, 33.2% of RKSG by weight

Lockheed Martin Corp2.43%
Johnson & Johnson2.27%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc2.09%
Merck & Co Inc2.05%
Coca-Cola Co/The1.74%
Progressive Corp/The1.60%
CME Group Inc1.58%
Arch Capital Group Ltd1.46%
Amgen Inc1.37%
EOG Resources Inc1.35%
Chevron Corp1.31%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc1.00%
Cboe Global Markets Inc0.99%
Royalty Pharma PLC0.95%
Waste Management Inc0.93%
Reinsurance Group of America Inc0.78%
Devon Energy Corp0.69%
Newmont Corp0.65%
Diamondback Energy Inc0.59%
Valero Energy Corp0.55%
CF Industries Holdings Inc0.51%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20310.44%
Amcor PLC0.43%
NextEra Energy Inc0.35%
Linde PLC0.18%
Permian Resources Corp0.15%
Phillips 660.15%
Ovintiv Inc0.14%
American Tower Corp0.13%
Adobe Inc0.13%
FTAI Aviation Ltd0.13%
Fidelity National Information Services Inc0.13%
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc0.12%
Viking Holdings Ltd0.12%
SLB Ltd0.12%
Salesforce Inc0.12%
Intuit Inc0.12%
Intercontinental Exchange Inc0.12%
Paychex Inc0.12%
Zoom Communications Inc0.12%
Moderna Inc0.12%
Home Depot Inc/The0.11%
Medpace Holdings Inc0.11%
Omnicom Group Inc0.11%
Prologis Inc0.11%
Dynatrace Inc0.11%
Cisco Systems Inc0.11%
Okta Inc0.11%
SharkNinja Inc0.11%
T Rowe Price Group Inc0.11%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 179 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in ILCG and RKSG, widest gap first
Holding	More in ILCGMore in RKSG	ILCG	RKSG
NVIDIANVDA	ILCG +6.39 points	15.40%	9.01%
Broadcom IncAVGO	ILCG +3.56 points	4.92%	1.36%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	ILCG +2.57 points	2.66%	0.09%
Tesla IncTSLA	ILCG +2.12 points	2.26%	0.14%
Amazon.com IncAMZN	ILCG +1.92 points	4.21%	2.29%
Allstate CorpALL	RKSG +1.87 points	0.11%	1.98%
MicrosoftMSFT	RKSG +1.62 points	3.08%	4.70%
Micron TechnologyMU	ILCG +1.62 points	1.77%	0.15%
Vertex PharmaceuticalsVRTX	RKSG +1.41 points	0.14%	1.55%
Colgate-PalmoliveCL	RKSG +1.27 points	0.08%	1.35%
Alphabet Class AGOOGL	RKSG +1.26 points	3.01%	4.27%
Palantir Technologies Class APLTR	ILCG +1.22 points	1.32%	0.10%
Applied Material IncAMAT	ILCG +0.93 points	1.00%	0.07%
Expand EnergyEXE	RKSG +0.92 points	0.04%	0.96%
Lam ResearchLRCX	ILCG +0.89 points	0.97%	0.08%
Republic Services IncRSG	RKSG +0.88 points	0.09%	0.97%
Palo Alto NetworksPANW	ILCG +0.83 points	0.96%	0.13%
NetflixNFLX	ILCG +0.74 points	0.84%	0.10%
Crowdstrike Holdings Class ACRWD	ILCG +0.71 points	0.80%	0.09%
Willis Towers WatsonWTW	RKSG +0.69 points	0.04%	0.73%
United TherapeuticsUTHR	RKSG +0.69 points	0.04%	0.73%
Alnylam PharmaceuticalsALNY	RKSG +0.67 points	0.07%	0.74%
Royal GoldRGLD	RKSG +0.65 points	0.06%	0.71%
Ge VernovaGEV	ILCG +0.59 points	0.74%	0.15%
KlaKLAC	ILCG +0.59 points	0.67%	0.08%
Marathon PetroleumMPC	RKSG +0.57 points	0.20%	0.77%
WalmartWMT	ILCG +0.56 points	0.69%	0.13%
Monster BeverageMNST	RKSG +0.56 points	0.21%	0.77%
Amphenol Corp Class AAPH	ILCG +0.53 points	0.63%	0.10%
Eli LillyLLY	RKSG +0.52 points	3.66%	4.18%
Marvell TechnologyMRVL	ILCG +0.48 points	0.55%	0.07%
Arista NetworksANET	ILCG +0.47 points	0.56%	0.09%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	ILCG +0.45 points	0.63%	0.18%
Yum BrandsYUM	RKSG +0.45 points	0.09%	0.54%
TjxTJX	RKSG +0.42 points	0.19%	0.61%
Caterpillar IncCAT	ILCG +0.40 points	0.51%	0.11%
Western Digital CorpWDC	ILCG +0.37 points	0.43%	0.06%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	ILCG +0.36 points	0.47%	0.11%
Intuitive SurgicalISRG	ILCG +0.34 points	0.49%	0.15%
AppleAAPL	ILCG +0.30 points	8.12%	7.82%
Texas InstrumentTXN	ILCG +0.30 points	0.40%	0.10%
Texas Pacific LandTPL	RKSG +0.28 points	0.06%	0.34%
Caseys General Stores IncCASY	RKSG +0.27 points	0.08%	0.35%
ServicenowNOW	ILCG +0.26 points	0.35%	0.09%
OracleORCL	ILCG +0.26 points	0.35%	0.09%
CorningGLW	ILCG +0.23 points	0.32%	0.09%
SnowflakeSNOW	ILCG +0.22 points	0.33%	0.11%
Analog DevicesADI	ILCG +0.21 points	0.35%	0.14%
Dell Technologies Inc Class CDELL	ILCG +0.21 points	0.28%	0.07%
FortinetFTNT	ILCG +0.20 points	0.27%	0.07%
CencoraCOR	RKSG +0.20 points	0.20%	0.40%
Cloudflare Class ANET	ILCG +0.19 points	0.29%	0.10%
Freeport Mcmoran IncFCX	ILCG +0.19 points	0.29%	0.10%
Quanta Services IncPWR	ILCG +0.19 points	0.30%	0.11%
Cadence Design SystemsCDNS	ILCG +0.18 points	0.29%	0.11%
Motorola Solutions IncMSI	ILCG +0.17 points	0.26%	0.09%
Datadog Inc Class ADDOG	ILCG +0.17 points	0.25%	0.08%
Vertiv Holdings Class AVRT	ILCG +0.16 points	0.28%	0.12%
Moodys CorpMCO	ILCG +0.15 points	0.24%	0.09%
Howmet AerospaceHWM	ILCG +0.16 points	0.26%	0.10%
EqtEQT	RKSG +0.14 points	0.04%	0.18%
EcolabECL	ILCG +0.14 points	0.25%	0.10%
Royal Caribbean GroupRCL	ILCG +0.14 points	0.25%	0.11%
Robinhood Markets Class AHOOD	ILCG +0.14 points	0.21%	0.07%
Visa Class AV	ILCG +0.14 points	1.14%	1.00%
CintasCTAS	ILCG +0.13 points	0.24%	0.11%
Doordash Class ADASH	ILCG +0.13 points	0.22%	0.09%
Applovin Class AAPP	ILCG +0.12 points	0.20%	0.08%
Bloom Energy Class ABE	ILCG +0.12 points	0.19%	0.07%
Eaton PLCETN	ILCG +0.12 points	0.18%	0.06%
Meta Platforms Class AMETA	RKSG +0.12 points	1.59%	1.71%
NateraNTRA	ILCG +0.11 points	0.18%	0.07%
Airbnb Class AABNB	ILCG +0.10 points	0.21%	0.11%
Packaging Corp of AmericaPKG	RKSG +0.10 points	0.03%	0.13%
CorpayCPAY	RKSG +0.10 points	0.04%	0.14%
Ametek IncAME	ILCG +0.10 points	0.18%	0.08%
Extra Space Storage ReitEXR	RKSG +0.09 points	0.04%	0.13%
SynopsysSNPS	ILCG +0.10 points	0.18%	0.08%
Lumentum HoldingsLITE	ILCG +0.09 points	0.24%	0.15%
First SolarFSLR	RKSG +0.09 points	0.03%	0.12%
Williams Sonoma IncWSM	RKSG +0.09 points	0.04%	0.13%
VeraltoVLTO	RKSG +0.08 points	0.05%	0.13%
Las Vegas SandsLVS	RKSG +0.08 points	0.02%	0.10%
Trane Technologies PLCTT	ILCG +0.08 points	0.15%	0.07%
Rockwell Automation IncROK	ILCG +0.08 points	0.16%	0.08%
Rocket Companies Inc Class ARKT	RKSG +0.08 points	0.04%	0.12%
Constellation Energy CorpCEG	ILCG +0.08 points	0.17%	0.09%
FastenalFAST	ILCG +0.08 points	0.19%	0.11%
Incyte CorpINCY	RKSG +0.07 points	0.03%	0.10%
Baker Hughes Class ABKR	ILCG +0.07 points	0.18%	0.11%
Nrg Energy IncNRG	RKSG +0.07 points	0.03%	0.10%
WilliamsWMB	RKSG +0.07 points	0.12%	0.19%
Liberty Media Series CFWONK	RKSG +0.07 points	0.04%	0.11%
HeicoHEI	RKSG +0.07 points	0.04%	0.11%
Keysight TechnologiesKEYS	ILCG +0.06 points	0.17%	0.11%
Netapp IncNTAP	RKSG +0.06 points	0.04%	0.10%
Jb Hunt Transport ServicesJBHT	RKSG +0.06 points	0.05%	0.11%
ResmedRMD	RKSG +0.06 points	0.06%	0.12%
Mastec IncMTZ	RKSG +0.06 points	0.04%	0.10%
XpoXPO	RKSG +0.06 points	0.07%	0.13%

All 325 ILCG holdings⁠All RKSG 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.

ILCG vs RKSG Cost

Overpaying RKSG vs ILCG

$9,130

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

ILCG 0.04%
$849
RKSG 0.50%
$9,979

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

ILCG 0.04%
RKSG 0.50%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	ILCG	RKSG	Overpaying
10	$73	$900	$827
20	$288	$3,460	$3,172
30	$849	$9,979	$9,130

Expense ratio

0.04%ILCG, cheaper
0.50%RKSG

ILCG0.04%RKSG0.50%

0.03%0.70%

Middle half of US Growth Index funds
Median 0.18%

ILCG 2nd cheapest of 35 funds

RKSG 30th cheapest of 35 funds

ILCG vs RKSG Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): ILCG 0.44%; RKSG No data
Payout (12M): ILCG $0.48; RKSG None
Last payment: ILCG $0.14; RKSG No data
Ex-dividend: ILCG Sep 15, 2026; RKSG No data
Paid on: ILCG Sep 18, 2026; RKSG No data
Frequency: ILCG Quarterly; RKSG No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

ILCGQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll ILCG payments⁠

RKSGAll RKSG payments⁠

No distribution history available.

ILCG vs RKSG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: ILCG 17.8%RKSG No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: ILCG 1.06RKSG No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: ILCG −35.4%RKSG No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: ILCG 1.23RKSG 1.01; Market = 1

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ILCG vs RKSG

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How ILCG and RKSG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in ILCG

Only in RKSG

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

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How ILCG and RKSG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in ILCG

Only in RKSG

Weight gaps