Which returned more over the last year, IGM or IJR?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +32.7% and IJR returned +19.9%, so IGM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGM or IJR?

IGM charges 0.37% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IGM and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IGM and 0% of IJR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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IGM vs IJR: how they differ

IGM and IJR hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and IGM returned more over the year.

iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGM and IJR hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IGM and IJR both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IGM	IJR
FormFactor, Inc.	0.05%	0.69%
Viasat, Inc.	0.05%	0.68%
MaxLinear, Inc.	0.05%	0.60%
Match Group, Inc.	0.04%	0.49%
Ralliant Corp.	0.04%	0.46%
Plexus Corp.	0.04%	0.45%
Qorvo, Inc.	0.03%	0.41%
ACM Research, Inc.	0.03%	0.40%
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.	0.03%	0.39%
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.	0.03%	0.37%
Enphase Energy, Inc.	0.03%	0.36%
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.	0.03%	0.35%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IGM	Only in IJR
NVIDIA Corp. 7.97%	MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 0.66%
Apple, Inc. 7.92%	ARGAN INC 0.62%
Broadcom, Inc. 7.61%	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.61%
Microsoft Corp. 7.50%	ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC 0.61%
Micron Technology, Inc. 5.47%	KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC 0.54%
Alphabet, Inc. 4.45%	ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.50%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 4.17%	ALKERMES PLC 0.48%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.13%	EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC 0.47%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

IGM and IJR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Expanded Tech Sector	S&P SmallCap 600
Total return, 1 year	+32.7%	+19.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+15.2 pts	+2.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.06%
Already in the S&P 500	92.0%	0.0%
Holdings	295	603

IGM in plain words

IGM is an index equity fund tracking the Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +32.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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 returned more over the last year, IGM or IJR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +32.7% and IJR returned +19.9%, so IGM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGM or IJR?: IGM charges 0.37% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IGM and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IGM and 0% of IJR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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