Expense Ratio History

IWF vs VUG: fees

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF both track US large-cap growth stocks. VUG is cheaper, at 0.03% against 0.18% for IWF.

IWF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

0.18%

Yearly cost per $10,000
$18
Fund company
iShares
Type
ETF
Read on
19 October 2026
Last change
0.19% to 0.18%, 1 Aug 2025

VUG

Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF

0.03%

Yearly cost per $10,000
$3
Fund company
Vanguard
Type
ETF
Read on
19 October 2026
Last change
0.04% to 0.03%, 1 Feb 2026

What the difference costs

On $10,000 held for 10 years at a steady 5% return, IWF's fee costs about $230 and VUG's about $39, a difference of $191. The gap is 15 basis points a year, or $15 a year on every $10,000.

Fees are one fact among many. The two funds may differ in structure, minimums, tax treatment and tracking, and this site doesn't compare any of that. Each fund's page has its fee history and sources.

Fee history

IWF
IWF expense ratio: 0.20% until 1 Aug 2019, then 0.19%; 0.19% until 1 Aug 2025, then 0.18%; read at 0.18% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%Aug 2011Mar 2014Oct 2016May 2019Dec 2021Jul 20240.20% before0.18% from 1 Aug 2025
IWF expense ratio: 0.20% until 1 Aug 2019, then 0.19%; 0.19% until 1 Aug 2025, then 0.18%; read at 0.18% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.10%0.20%0.30%Aug 2011Sep 2016Oct 20210.20% before0.18% from 1 Aug 2025
VUG
VUG expense ratio: 0.08% until 27 Apr 2017, then 0.06%; 0.06% until 25 Apr 2018, then 0.05%; 0.05% until 26 Apr 2019, then 0.04%; 0.04% until 29 Apr 2025, then 0.03%; 0.04% until 1 Feb 2026, then 0.03%; read at 0.03% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%Apr 2016Feb 2018Dec 2019Oct 2021Aug 2023Jun 20250.08% before0.03% from 1 Feb 2026
VUG expense ratio: 0.08% until 27 Apr 2017, then 0.06%; 0.06% until 25 Apr 2018, then 0.05%; 0.05% until 26 Apr 2019, then 0.04%; 0.04% until 29 Apr 2025, then 0.03%; 0.04% until 1 Feb 2026, then 0.03%; read at 0.03% on 19 Oct 2026.0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%Apr 2016Nov 2019Jun 20230.08% before0.03% from 1 Feb 2026

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