IShares Core S&P Growth ETF IUSG constructs a market-cap-weighted portfolio of fast-growing U.S. large-cap stocks with a minuscule fee that should translate into sound category-relative performance. It earns a Morningstar Medalist Rating of Silver. 

The fund replicates the S&P 900 Growth Index, which selects faster-growing large- and mid-cap stocks and weights them by market cap. Its holdings tend to trade at higher multiples than the market, a reflection of their lofty long-term outlooks that’s also a source of risk. These firms may not live up to the expectations embedded in their higher valuations, which could hurt performance. 

U.S. large-cap stocks attract widespread attention and are easy to trade. Their prices quickly reflect new information, so market-cap weighting is sensible for this segment of the market. It harnesses the market’s collective wisdom of each stock’s relative value and should prove tough to beat.

The fund accurately mimics the contours of its average peer. Its sector allocations approximate the Morningstar Category average, except for a slightly larger stake in technology stocks. Its growth tilt aligns with that of its average peer, and it has consistently landed in the large-growth corner of the Morningstar Style Box.

The fund’s low fee, broad representation of the available opportunity set, and low cash drag have provided it with a competitive edge over its peers. The fund outperformed the category average by 1.47 percentage points since adopting its current benchmark at the end of January 2017 through April 2023.

Analyst Rating

Well-diversified exposure to large-growth stocks.

Associate Analyst

Mo'ath Almahasneh

Microsoft

Apple

NVIDIA

Amazon

Alphabet

Eli Lilly

Broadcom

Tesla

This market-cap weighted portfolio accurately represents the large-growth opportunity set, earning an Above Average Process Pillar rating.

Above Average

Process

BlackRock's industry-leading technology, global footprint, and extensive supporting cast earn an Above Average People Pillar rating. The team employs BlackRock's Aladdin platform to fulfill much of its portfolio management tasks, and global trading desks allow traders to conduct foreign transactions in a cost-effective way.

The iShares index equity team has endured some internal turnover at the top over the past few years. But index-tracking performance should remain tight, thanks to heavily automated processes, a large team of seasoned professionals, and several long-tenured managers who remain at the helm. Amy Whitelaw left the team in February 2023 for another role within the organization. Paul Whitehead replaced Alan Mason as a manager in January 2022, when Mason left to focus on the firm's customized institutional indexing capabilities. The broader index equity group, co-headed by Jennifer Hsui and Paul Whitehead, will continue to oversee iShares equity ETFs.

These managers interact with a wider team of traders and managers around the globe to execute the fund's day-to-day operations. The larger number of managers also limits the impact of personnel turnover when it does occur.

People

BlackRock offers compelling options across asset classes and vehicles. It earns an Above Average rating for Parent. 
The firm’s approximately USD 8 trillion in assets under management, as of Sept. 30, 2022, gives it unparalleled scale and influence. It is a market-leading index fund provider globally, and its iShares exchange-traded fund franchise offers a low-cost lineup of core funds that investors can use to build a well-diversified portfolio for dirt cheap. The firm can be more adventurous in its ETF launches than some peers, so not everything it launches is appropriate for the masses. As a result, it is likely to have more ETF closures than peers that stick to the basic building blocks.  
The firm’s active fixed-income and multi-asset efforts also stand out as some of the best in the industry. Those benefit from BlackRock’s commitment to building a first-class risk management system via its Aladdin analytics software. The software is also available for sale to other firms and has proved to be a popular option for competitors, a testament to its usefulness. 
More recently, the firm has shifted its focus to ESG offerings and incorporating ESG across its investment lineup, leading to a political backlash in the United States.
BlackRock isn’t the best at everything it tries to do, but retail investors, financial advisors, and large institutions could all build robust portfolios using BlackRock’s products.

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