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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VXF returned +14.1%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or VXF?

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

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 14% 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 VXF: how they differ

IJS and VXF hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and IJS returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and VXF hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJS and VXF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJS	VXF
MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC	1.30%	0.14%
ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC	0.60%	0.13%
MAXLINEAR INC	0.67%	0.13%
MATCH GROUP INC	0.97%	0.10%
GLAUKOS CORP	0.28%	0.10%
RALLIANT CORP	0.43%	0.10%
PLEXUS CORP	0.49%	0.10%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY	0.84%	0.09%
CARMAX INC	0.82%	0.09%
QORVO INC	0.30%	0.09%
LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC	0.44%	0.09%
ARCOSA INC	0.28%	0.08%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJS	Only in VXF
ICHOR HOLDINGS LTD 0.43%	Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
SIGNET JEWELERS LTD 0.38%	Snowflake Inc 1.03%
GATES INDUSTRIAL CORP PLC 0.36%	Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD 0.34%	Cloudflare Inc 0.92%
VERSIGENT PLC 0.33%	Astera Labs Inc 0.76%
NOBLE CORP PLC 0.24%	Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%
ASSURED GUARANTY LTD 0.17%	Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%
ADIENT PLC 0.16%	Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%

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 VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	Extended Market
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−3.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	461	3365

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.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or VXF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VXF returned +14.1%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or VXF?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 14% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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