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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VOX returned +2.9%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or VOX?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% 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 VOX: how they differ

IJS and VOX hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and IJS returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and VOX hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJS and VOX both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJS	VOX
MATCH GROUP INC	0.97%	0.49%
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	0.44%	0.65%
VERSANT MEDIA GROUP INC	0.56%	0.37%
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC	0.25%	0.29%
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC	0.39%	0.24%
PEOPLE INC	0.32%	0.18%
CARGURUS INC	0.14%	0.15%
CINEMARK HOLDINGS INC	0.14%	0.18%
ZIFF DAVIS INC	0.21%	0.11%
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC	0.21%	0.10%
DOUBLEVERIFY HOLDINGS INC	0.06%	0.08%
YELP INC	0.06%	0.08%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJS	Only in VOX
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.30%	Meta Platforms Inc 21.12%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY 0.84%	Alphabet Inc 16.14%
CARMAX INC 0.82%	Alphabet Inc 10.61%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.77%	Netflix Inc 4.77%
POOL CORP 0.75%	Verizon Communications Inc 4.17%
LKQ CORP 0.73%	Walt Disney Co/The 3.96%
VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 0.73%	AT&T Inc 3.69%
VICTORIA'S SECRET & COMPANY 0.72%	Warner Bros Discovery Inc 2.74%

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 VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	VOX Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	Communication Services
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	84.5%
Holdings	461	114

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.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% 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, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or VOX?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VOX returned +2.9%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or VOX?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so VOX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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