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VGT vs. IWM

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
$
Today’s Change
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vs

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

IWM
$
Today’s Change
()

Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Jan 30, 2004 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VGT

-1.2%

10.0%

IWM

2.5%

5.8%

Diff.

-3.7%

+4.2%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VGT

-54.6%

22.6%

IWM

-59.1%

24.0%

Diff.

+4.5%

-1.4%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VGT

0.71

0.26

IWM

0.46

0.14

Diff.

+0.25

+0.12

VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF

What is VGT?

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the information technology sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that serve the electronics and computer industries or that manufacture products based on the latest applied science.

Snapshot
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VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Inception date
Jan 26, 2004
May 22, 2000
Expense ratio
0.1%
0.19%
VGT has a lower expense ratio than IWM by 0.09%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VGT than IWM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VGT targets investing in US Equities, while IWM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Blackrock (iShares)
VGT is managed by Vanguard, while IWM is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$206,920,148
$4,463,198,665
Both VGT and IWM are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$50,021,727,974
$50,549,436,527
VGT has more assets under management than IWM by $527,708,553. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Russell 2000 Index
VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index, while IWM is based off of the Russell 2000 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VGT nor IWM use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VGT and IWM both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
VGT and IWM may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VGT nor IWM require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toVGT

Aggressive Battleship III/ Sort WM 74

Category

Tactical allocation, trend-following, momentum rotation, multi-asset, leveraged ETFs, crash-hedge, commodities tilt, daily rebalanced

OOS Cumulative Return

149.38%

Trading Strategies
Related toIWM

Modified Foreign Rat

Category

Tactical asset allocation, volatility regime, leveraged ETFs, mean reversion, trend following, emerging markets, hedged/cash, daily rebalance

OOS Cumulative Return

549.57%

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Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.