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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or VBIL?

IJS charges 0.18% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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IJS vs VBIL: how they differ

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

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and VBIL 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 IJS	Only in VBIL
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%	United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%	United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%	United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
CARMAX INC 0.82%	United States Treasury Bill 5.41%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%	United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
POOL CORP 0.75%	United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
LKQ CORP 0.73%	United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%	United States Treasury Bill 5.13%

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 VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.06%
Holdings	461	26

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.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or VBIL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or VBIL?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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