Which returned more over the last year, IJS or IWO?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or IWO?

IJS charges 0.18% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IJS and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% 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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IJS vs IWO: how they differ

IJS and IWO hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and IJS returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and IWO hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJS and IWO both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJS	IWO
MAXLINEAR INC	0.67%	0.67%
PLEXUS CORP	0.49%	0.49%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	0.77%	0.42%
ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC	0.70%	0.39%
VICTORIA'S SECRET & COMPANY	0.72%	0.35%
MATERION CORP	0.30%	0.38%
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP	0.52%	0.29%
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC	0.51%	0.28%
GLAUKOS CORP	0.28%	0.48%
RUSH ENTERPRISES INC	0.49%	0.27%
VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC	0.25%	0.27%
DIODES INC	0.55%	0.25%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJS	Only in IWO
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%	Moog, Inc. 0.73%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%	BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 0.68%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%	Argan, Inc. 0.66%
CARMAX INC 0.82%	JFrog Ltd. 0.60%
POOL CORP 0.75%	Krystal Biotech, Inc. 0.58%
LKQ CORP 0.73%	ESCO Technologies, Inc. 0.56%
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%	FirstCash Holdings, Inc. 0.54%
ENPHASE ENERGY INC 0.71%	D-Wave Quantum, Inc. 0.53%

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.

IJS and IWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	Russell 2000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.24%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	461	1133

IJS in plain words

IJS is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 461 positions, with the top ten at 8.3%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1133 positions, with the top ten at 6.1%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or IWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or IWO?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 17% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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