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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and SDY returned +11.0%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or SDY?

IJS charges 0.18% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 85% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% 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 SDY: how they differ

IJS and SDY hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and IJS returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and SDY hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJS and SDY both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJS	SDY
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	0.20%	0.18%
AVISTA CORP	0.20%	0.16%
COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SYSTEM INC	0.19%	0.16%
H.B. FULLER COMPANY	0.35%	0.15%
MGE ENERGY INC	0.17%	0.14%
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP	0.17%	0.14%
CHESAPEAKE UTILITIES CORP	0.13%	0.14%
ROBERT HALF INC	0.34%	0.13%
AMERICAN STATES WATER COMPANY	0.12%	0.15%
ABM INDUSTRIES INC	0.28%	0.12%
HAWKINS INC	0.11%	0.13%
BANCFIRST CORP	0.09%	0.11%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJS	Only in SDY
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%	Verizon Communications Inc 2.15%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%	Realty Income Corp 2.14%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%	Kenvue Inc 1.76%
CARMAX INC 0.82%	Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.75%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%	AbbVie Inc 1.63%
POOL CORP 0.75%	QUALCOMM Inc 1.57%
LKQ CORP 0.73%	Texas Instruments Inc 1.56%
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%	Target Corp 1.55%

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 SDY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	SPDR S&P Dividend
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+11.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−6.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.35%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	84.6%
Holdings	461	155

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.

SDY in plain words

SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% 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, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 155 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or SDY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and SDY returned +11.0%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or SDY?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 85% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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