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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJR or VHT?

IJR charges 0.06% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 86% of VHT 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 VHT: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IJR and VHT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJR	VHT
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC	0.61%	0.14%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC	0.66%	0.14%
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC	0.54%	0.11%
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC	0.46%	0.10%
GLAUKOS CORP	0.46%	0.09%
TG THERAPEUTICS INC	0.40%	0.09%
TELEFLEX INC	0.31%	0.09%
PTC THERAPEUTICS INC	0.38%	0.08%
PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC	0.41%	0.08%
LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC	0.35%	0.07%
INDIVIOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC	0.28%	0.06%
LIQUIDIA CORP	0.31%	0.06%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJR	Only in VHT
FORMFACTOR INC 0.69%	Eli Lilly & Co 14.07%
VIASAT INC 0.68%	Johnson & Johnson 8.48%
ARGAN INC 0.62%	AbbVie Inc 6.10%
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC 0.61%	UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46%
MAXLINEAR INC 0.60%	Merck & Co Inc 4.67%
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.50%	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.49%	Amgen Inc 2.87%
ALKERMES PLC 0.48%	Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64%

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 and May 31, 2026.

IJR and VHT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P SmallCap 600	Health Care
Total return, 1 year	+19.9%	+21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.4 pts	+4.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	85.6%
Holdings	603	401

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.

VHT in plain words

VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or VHT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or VHT?: IJR charges 0.06% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 86% of VHT 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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