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QGRO vs IWO

American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF vs iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

QGRO

American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF

American Century Investments

Annual cost

0.29%

Fund size

$2.2B

IWO

iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.24%

Fund size

$13.9B

Key differences

  • IWO is significantly larger than QGRO — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • QGRO follows a index enhanced strategy; IWO uses index tracking.
  • Over the last 3 years, QGRO has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • IWO has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

QGROIWO
Annual cost (TER)0.29%0.24%
Fund size (AUM)$2.2B$13.9B
Since20182000
Dividend yield0.20%0.42%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex enhancedindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+10.4%+40.1%
CAGR 3Y+21.7%+18.8%
CAGR 5Y+12.5%+5.9%
Sharpe 3Y0.980.72
Volatility 1Y15.36%21.33%
Max drawdown-32.56%-42.01%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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