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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJR or XBI?

IJR charges 0.06% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 8% of XBI 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 XBI: how they differ

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

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IJR and XBI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJR	XBI
KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC	0.54%	1.10%
PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC	0.41%	1.08%
TG THERAPEUTICS INC	0.40%	1.09%
PTC THERAPEUTICS INC	0.38%	1.03%
VERACYTE INC	0.26%	0.82%
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC	0.20%	0.88%
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC	0.18%	0.94%
ARCUS BIOSCIENCES INC	0.15%	0.74%
VERICEL CORP	0.13%	0.50%
ADMA BIOLOGICS INC	0.11%	0.61%
SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC	0.10%	0.75%
VIR BIOTECHNOLOGY INC	0.07%	0.47%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJR	Only in XBI
FORMFACTOR INC 0.69%	Apogee Therapeutics Inc 1.49%
VIASAT INC 0.68%	Moderna Inc 1.41%
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 0.66%	Twist Bioscience Corp 1.41%
ARGAN INC 0.62%	Oruka Therapeutics Inc 1.38%
BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.61%	Kymera Therapeutics Inc 1.36%
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC 0.61%	Viking Therapeutics Inc 1.31%
MAXLINEAR INC 0.60%	Praxis Precision Medicines Inc 1.29%
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.50%	Erasca Inc 1.27%

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 XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	XBI State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	S&P SmallCap 600	SPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year	+19.9%	+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.4 pts	+46.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.35%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	8.5%
Holdings	603	150

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.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or XBI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or XBI?: IJR charges 0.06% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 8% of XBI 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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