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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VHT returned +21.6%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or VHT?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% 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 VHT: how they differ

IJS and VHT hold 1% of their weight in the same names.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and VHT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJS and VHT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJS	VHT
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC	1.30%	0.14%
GLAUKOS CORP	0.28%	0.09%
TELEFLEX INC	0.61%	0.09%
MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC	0.17%	0.06%
RADNET INC	0.17%	0.06%
ORGANON & COMPANY	0.39%	0.06%
ICU MEDICAL INC	0.21%	0.05%
INTEGER HOLDINGS CORP	0.35%	0.05%
CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT INC	0.19%	0.05%
SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS INC	0.09%	0.04%
PRESTIGE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE INC	0.24%	0.04%
ARCUS BIOSCIENCES INC	0.11%	0.04%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJS	Only in VHT
MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%	Eli Lilly & Co 14.07%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%	Johnson & Johnson 8.48%
CARMAX INC 0.82%	AbbVie Inc 6.10%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%	UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46%
POOL CORP 0.75%	Merck & Co Inc 4.67%
LKQ CORP 0.73%	Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93%
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%	Amgen Inc 2.87%
VICTORIA'S SECRET & COMPANY 0.72%	Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64%

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 VHT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	Health Care
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	+4.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	85.6%
Holdings	461	401

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.

VHT in plain words

VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or VHT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VHT returned +21.6%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or VHT?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VHT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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