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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and ITOT returned +17.2%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJR or ITOT?

IJR charges 0.06% a year and ITOT charges 0.03%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% 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 ITOT: how they differ

IJR and ITOT hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and IJR returned more over the year.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and ITOT hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJR and ITOT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJR	ITOT
FORMFACTOR INC	0.69%	0.02%
VIASAT INC	0.68%	0.02%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC	0.66%	0.02%
ARGAN INC	0.62%	0.01%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC	0.61%	0.01%
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	0.61%	0.01%
MAXLINEAR INC	0.60%	0.01%
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC	0.54%	0.01%
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC	0.50%	0.01%
EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC	0.47%	0.01%
GLAUKOS CORP	0.46%	0.01%
MATCH GROUP INC	0.49%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJR	Only in ITOT
ALKERMES PLC 0.48%	NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC 0.39%	Apple, Inc. 5.82%
NOBLE CORP PLC 0.26%	Microsoft Corp. 3.80%
ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD 0.22%	Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20%
SIGNET JEWELERS LTD 0.19%	Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD 0.18%	Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%
INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS INC 0.17%	Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD 0.17%	Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%

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 ITOT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P SmallCap 600	Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market
Total return, 1 year	+19.9%	+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.4 pts	−0.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	88.3%
Holdings	603	2497

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.

ITOT in plain words

ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or ITOT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and ITOT returned +17.2%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or ITOT?: IJR charges 0.06% a year and ITOT charges 0.03%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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