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IWO · Ishares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in IWO with dividends reinvested grew to $48,399, 10.96% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -33.56%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How IWO held up in past market crashes
IWO has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 58.1% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 23 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | IWO deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -58.1% | -56.5% | Oct 2007 to Mar 2009 | 23 months |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -28.1% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 13 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -39.8% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 5 months |
| 2022 bear market | -34.5% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Jun 2022 | 2.4 years |
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 IWO
iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide exposure to U.S. small-cap growth companies. It seeks to track the Russell 2000 Growth Index, which screens smaller domestic stocks for growth characteristics such as expected earnings and sales expansion. The fund gives investors access to a broad mix of emerging companies across sectors including healthcare, technology, industrials, consumer discretionary, and financials. Its portfolio is typically diversified across a large number of holdings, reflecting the broad structure of the small-cap growth segment rather than concentrating on a few large positions. Managed by BlackRock’s iShares family, iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF serves as a core vehicle for market participants looking to follow the performance of the U.S. small-company growth universe through a single listed fund.
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