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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VBK returned +13.8%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or VBK?

IJS charges 0.18% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% 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 VBK: how they differ

IJS and VBK hold 7% of their weight in the same names, and IJS returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and VBK hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJS and VBK both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJS	VBK
MAXLINEAR INC	0.67%	0.31%
MATCH GROUP INC	0.97%	0.25%
GLAUKOS CORP	0.28%	0.22%
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	0.44%	0.20%
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST INC	0.23%	0.18%
LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC	0.19%	0.17%
BALCHEM CORP	0.24%	0.15%
ACI WORLDWIDE INC	0.19%	0.14%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC	0.57%	0.14%
WILLSCOT HOLDINGS CORP	0.27%	0.14%
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	0.25%	0.14%
MOELIS & COMPANY	0.23%	0.14%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJS	Only in VBK
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%	REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
CARMAX INC 0.82%	Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%	Natera Inc 1.04%
POOL CORP 0.75%	Twilio Inc 0.88%
LKQ CORP 0.73%	Casey's General Stores Inc 0.83%
VICTORIA'S SECRET & COMPANY 0.72%	Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
ENPHASE ENERGY INC 0.71%	Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%

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 VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	Small-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−3.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	10.2%
Holdings	461	545

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.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or VBK?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VBK returned +13.8%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or VBK?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 7% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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