IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
LEGACY ETF NOT a signal card · Live refresh 2026-09-11T13:32:39Z · Source: yfinance/Yahoo (soft-fail)
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Company — what it does
The underlying index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index, which measures the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by Russell. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. It is non-diversified.
Plain trend vs 50 / 200
Uptrend bias (above 50D & 200D) — Price sits above both the 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages — a classic intermediate uptrend posture. Not a trade signal.
Dividend paycheck vs warning
A dividend is a share of earnings or pass-through cash — it is not a guaranteed paycheck. Cuts happen. High yield is often a warning light (risk priced in), not a safety badge.
Range, yield & payout streak
Based on Yahoo annual dividend totals through 2025 (excludes incomplete 2026).
BDC / cash pass-through vs ordinary dividend
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Remember: high yield ≠ safer. Pass-through vehicles (BDC / REIT) can show high distributions by design while carrying credit, rate, or occupancy risk.
Dividend safety rating
High yield ≠ safer — elevated yield often prices higher risk or return-of-capital. Payout streak (non-decreasing annual totals): ~1 years.
Dividend history trend (recent payments)
| Ex-date (Yahoo) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2023-09-26 | $0.1285 |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.1510 |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.1110 |
| 2024-06-11 | $0.1027 |
| 2024-09-25 | $0.1395 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.1065 |
| 2025-03-18 | $0.0990 |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.0985 |
| 2025-09-16 | $0.1077 |
| 2025-12-16 | $0.1185 |
| 2026-03-17 | $0.0975 |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.1070 |
Sourced from Yahoo via yfinance. Gaps or missing rows = data unavailable, not zeroes we invented.
Pass-through / BDC mechanics (deeper)
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Advanced frame: for ordinary payers, focus on earnings/FCF coverage and balance-sheet flexibility. For REITs, focus on AFFO/FFO trends, occupancy, and debt ladders. For BDCs, focus on NII vs distribution, non-accruals, leverage vs statutory limits, and NAV drift. This page still is not a Crystal Signals entry card — no Counsel fire / manage stamp here.
Full company blurb
The underlying index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index, which measures the performance of the large- and mid-capitalization sector of the U.S. equity market, as defined by Russell. BFA uses a representative sampling indexing strategy to manage the fund. It is non-diversified.
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