Which is cheaper, CPRY or IJR?

CPRY charges 0.69% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are CPRY and IJR the same kind of fund?

No. CPRY is a buffer ETF and IJR is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CPRY vs IJR: how they differ

CPRY and IJR are measured over different days, and IJR charges 0.06% against 0.69%.

Calamos Russell 2000 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - January and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

CPRY and IJR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	CPRY Calamos Russell 2000 ® Structured Alt Protection ETF - January	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Buffer ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	Calamos	iShares
What it is	Defined outcome, 0% to 100% on IWM	S&P SmallCap 600
Total return, 1 year	not published	+19.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	not published	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	not available	+2.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.06%
Holdings	not filed	603

CPRY in plain words

IWM had already risen past this fund's cap of +7.0% for the period on Sep 12, 2026, so in index terms there is no more upside to collect. The fund's price can fall 4.9% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, IWM can fall 14.3% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 99.5% of the 99.5% buffer still sits below today's IWM level. 111 days remained on Sep 12, 2026. On Jan 1, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

IJR in plain words

IJR is an index equity fund tracking the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 603 positions, with the top ten at 6.0%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CPRY or IJR?: CPRY charges 0.69% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are CPRY and IJR the same kind of fund?: No. CPRY is a buffer ETF and IJR is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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