iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
IWO NYSE Arca
The iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics.
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- Fund size
- 8.80B as of Feb 2020
- Expense ratio
- 0.24% per year
- Dividend yield
- 0.46% Quarterly
- Volatility · 1Y
- 21.9% Above Average
- Beta
- 1.19 vs the market
- 52-week range
- 299.24395.20
How IWO has paid off
Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.
Return by period
Price · to Nov 2Total return vs price return
Price onlyOver 1 year, IWO returned +7.2% with dividends reinvested — dividends added +0.5 pts to the price move.
How bumpy is the ride?
Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.
Volatility
Annualized · 1YA typical year sees the price swing about ±22% around its trend.
Drawdown from peak
How far below its previous high the price has been Deepest fall −14.9% on Mar 30, 2026 — 67 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 36% of the time.
Market sensitivity
BetaA beta of 1.19 means IWO has moved more than the market.
Trend & momentum
Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.
Price vs moving averages
Uptrend- 12-day average351.43 −0.7%
- 26-day average353.89 −1.4%
- 50-day average359.42 −3.0%
- 200-day average354.91 −1.7%
The price is above 0 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.
Relative strength (RSI)
NeutralRSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.
Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.
Inside the fund
US Equity · SmallCap Growth — tracking the Russell 2000 Growth Index.
- Assets under management8.80BUSD
- Expense ratio0.24%per year
- Holdings1,166
- Risk score4.2Medium
Launched July 2000. Listed options available. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.
What it pays you
Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.
About 5 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.
- Per share
- 1.59
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Last paid
- Sep 15, 2026
Last 12 months
1.59 USD / shareWhere IWO shows up
Curated themes and indices that hold IWO. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.
About iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
The iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of small-capitalization U.S. equities that exhibit growth characteristics.
- Featured in 3 curated themes
- 1,166 holdings
- Ticker
- IWO
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- ISIN
- US4642876480
- CUSIP
- 464287648
- Currency
- U.S. Dollar (USD)
- Country
- USA
- Sector
- US Equity
- Industry
- SmallCap Growth
- Benchmark
- Russell 2000 Growth Index
All key statistics
Details
Shareas of Nov 2, 2026
Dataas of Feb 28, 2020
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.