IUSG ETF — iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF (IUSG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IUSG is a low-cost ETF that tracks the S&P 900 Growth Index. its distribution rate is 0.52%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.49%, its expense ratio is 0.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 82/100 (Safe). Total return is 678.8% over the past 26.2 years, 76.4 points behind SPY at 755.2%.

iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF is an index fund that tracks the S&P 900 Growth Index, investing at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of that index to provide exposure to large- and mid-cap U.S. growth stocks. The fund carries a very low expense ratio of 0.04% and distributes quarterly at a modest current rate. This fund appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking broad exposure to the U.S. growth equity market with minimal costs.

IUSG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 678.8% over the past 26.2 years, 76.4 points behind SPY at 755.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 13.1%.

IUSG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

82 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.43%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/24/2000

Expense ratio

0.04%

Distribution rate

0.52%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.49%

Last close

$189.35 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$33,335,263,354

Market cap

$18,871,087,104

Average volume

588200.0

Dividend

$0.245

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

1.21

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.52%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.49%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares or company page; Index: S&P 900 Growth Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

IUSG risks and drawbacks

IUSG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 13.1%.

Who may consider IUSG — and who may not

IUSG may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IUSG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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