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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or VGT?

IJS charges 0.18% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 87% of VGT 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 VGT: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

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

Positions IJS and VGT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJS	VGT
ENPHASE ENERGY INC	0.71%	0.12%
MAXLINEAR INC	0.67%	0.11%
QORVO INC	0.30%	0.10%
RALLIANT CORP	0.43%	0.10%
PLEXUS CORP	0.49%	0.09%
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC	0.73%	0.09%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC	0.77%	0.08%
DIODES INC	0.55%	0.07%
CLEANSPARK INC	0.17%	0.07%
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC	0.51%	0.07%
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES INC	0.23%	0.07%
ACI WORLDWIDE INC	0.19%	0.07%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJS	Only in VGT
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%	NVIDIA Corp 16.85%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%	Apple Inc 14.59%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%	Microsoft Corp 9.47%
CARMAX INC 0.82%	Broadcom Inc 4.21%
POOL CORP 0.75%	Micron Technology Inc 4.21%
LKQ CORP 0.73%	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21%
VICTORIA'S SECRET & COMPANY 0.72%	Intel Corp 2.03%
CONAGRA BRANDS INC 0.69%	Cisco Systems Inc 1.85%

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 and May 31, 2026.

IJS and VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	Information technology
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+35.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	+17.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	86.9%
Holdings	461	317

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.

VGT in plain words

VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or VGT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or VGT?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 87% of VGT 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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