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IWF · iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in IWF with dividends reinvested grew to $167,881, 20.56% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -29.53%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested

CAGR (annualized return)
20.56%
Volatility (annualized)
15.95%
Worst drawdown
-29.53%
Sharpe ratio
1.15

How IWF held up in past market crashes

IWF has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 52.0% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 2.9 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.

Deepest price fall and recovery time of IWF in each market crash, next to the S&P 500
CrashIWF deepest fallS&P 500 (SPY)Peak to bottomBack to peak
2008 financial crisis-52.0%-56.5%Oct 2007 to Mar 20092.9 years
2018 fourth-quarter selloff-22.1%-20.2%Oct 2018 to Dec 20184 months
2020 COVID crash-31.5%-34.1%Feb 2020 to Mar 20203 months
2022 bear market-32.3%-25.4%Jan 2022 to Oct 202215 months

Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.

About IWF

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the Russell 1000 Growth Index, providing exposure to large- and mid-cap U.S. companies with growth characteristics. The fund focuses on sectors and businesses that typically emphasize revenue expansion, innovation, and higher earnings growth potential, with significant representation from technology, communication services, healthcare, and consumer-oriented companies.

Fund description from our market-data provider.

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