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

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IJR vs VOOG: how they differ

IJR and VOOG 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 S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJROnly in VOOG
FORMFACTOR INC 0.69%NVIDIA Corp 14.29%
VIASAT INC 0.68%Microsoft Corp 9.31%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 0.66%Apple Inc 6.38%
ARGAN INC 0.62%Alphabet Inc 6.17%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.61%Broadcom Inc 5.90%
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC 0.61%Alphabet Inc 4.90%
MAXLINEAR INC 0.60%Amazon.com Inc 3.90%
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC 0.54%Meta Platforms Inc 3.85%

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 VOOG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IJR
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
VOOG
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isS&P SmallCap 600S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year+19.9%+17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+2.4 pts+0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.05%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%100.0%
Holdings603146

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.

VOOG in plain words

VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or VOOG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or VOOG?
IJR charges 0.06% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 100% of VOOG 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.

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IJR against VOOG, 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.

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