Which returned more over the last year, IAU or IJS?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +19.2% and IJS returned +22.1%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IAU or IJS?

IAU charges 0.25% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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IAU vs IJS: how they differ

IAU is a commodity fund and IJS an equity index fund, and over the year IJS returned more, +22.1% against +19.2%.

iShares Gold Trust and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF.

IAU and IJS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IAU iShares Gold Trust	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Gold	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
Total return, 1 year	+19.2%	+22.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.7 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.18%
Holdings	not filed	461

IAU in plain words

IAU is a commodity fund tracking the Gold. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IJS in plain words

IJS is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 461 positions, with the top ten at 8.3%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IAU or IJS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IAU returned +19.2% and IJS returned +22.1%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IAU or IJS?: IAU charges 0.25% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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