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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VIG returned +12.4%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or VIG?

IJS charges 0.18% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 96% of VIG 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 VIG: how they differ

IJS and VIG hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and IJS returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

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

Positions IJS and VIG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJS	VIG
POOL CORP	0.75%	0.03%
MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC	0.20%	0.03%
MATSON INC	0.64%	0.03%
BALCHEM CORP	0.24%	0.02%
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	0.15%	0.02%
INDEPENDENT BANK CORP (MASSACHUSETTS)	0.25%	0.02%
POWER INTEGRATIONS INC	0.51%	0.02%
SERVISFIRST BANCSHARES INC	0.24%	0.02%
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC	0.46%	0.02%
FRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO INC	0.20%	0.02%
MATERION CORP	0.30%	0.02%
OTTER TAIL CORP	0.23%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJS	Only in VIG
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%	Broadcom Inc 5.21%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.97%	Apple Inc 4.10%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%	Microsoft Corp 3.99%
CARMAX INC 0.82%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%	Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%
LKQ CORP 0.73%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%	Walmart Inc 2.62%
VICTORIA'S SECRET & COMPANY 0.72%	Johnson & Johnson 2.51%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

IJS and VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−5.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	95.7%
Holdings	461	332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or VIG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VIG returned +12.4%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or VIG?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 96% of VIG 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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