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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJR or IJT?

IJR charges 0.06% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 62% 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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IJR vs IJT: how they differ

IJR and IJT hold 62% of their weight in the same names, and IJR returned more over the year.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and IJT hold 62% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJR and IJT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJR	IJT
FORMFACTOR INC	0.69%	1.38%
VIASAT INC	0.68%	1.35%
ARGAN INC	0.62%	1.24%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC	0.61%	1.22%
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	0.61%	0.61%
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC	0.54%	1.08%
MAXLINEAR INC	0.60%	0.51%
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	0.50%	1.00%
EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	0.47%	0.94%
STONEX GROUP INC	0.47%	0.93%
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC	0.46%	0.92%
RALLIANT CORP	0.46%	0.47%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJR	Only in IJT
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 0.66%	Alkermes plc 0.97%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.49%	Gates Industrial Corp. plc 0.42%
ALKERMES PLC 0.48%	International Seaways, Inc. 0.34%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.42%	Noble Corp. plc 0.28%
CARMAX INC 0.42%	SiriusPoint Ltd. 0.23%
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC 0.39%	Assured Guaranty Ltd. 0.19%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.39%	OneSpaWorld Holdings Ltd. 0.11%
POOL CORP 0.38%

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.

IJR and IJT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P SmallCap 600	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+19.9%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.4 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	603	347

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.

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% 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 347 positions, with the top ten at 11.0%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or IJT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or IJT?: IJR charges 0.06% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and IJT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 62% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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