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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and VONG returned +7.2%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJR or VONG?

IJR charges 0.06% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% 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.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

IJR vs VONG: how they differ

IJR and VONG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IJR returned more over the year.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and VONG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJR and VONG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJR	VONG
ENPHASE ENERGY INC	0.36%	0.03%
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC	0.46%	0.02%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC	0.66%	0.01%
ETSY INC	0.40%	0.01%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC	0.29%	0.01%
RINGCENTRAL INC	0.16%	0.01%
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC	0.38%	0.01%
INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	0.07%	0.00%
SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC	0.10%	0.00%
WILLSCOT HOLDINGS CORP	0.29%	0.00%
LAZARD INC	0.05%	0.00%
LYFT INC	0.31%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJR	Only in VONG
FORMFACTOR INC 0.69%	NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
VIASAT INC 0.68%	Apple Inc 11.97%
ARGAN INC 0.62%	Microsoft Corp 8.98%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.61%	Broadcom Inc 5.78%
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC 0.61%	Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
MAXLINEAR INC 0.60%	Alphabet Inc 3.91%
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC 0.54%	Tesla Inc 3.48%
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.50%	Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%

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 VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P SmallCap 600	Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+19.9%	+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.4 pts	−10.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	95.6%
Holdings	603	387

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.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or VONG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and VONG returned +7.2%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or VONG?: IJR charges 0.06% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

IJR against VONG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, IJR against VONG, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/IJR-VONG Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources