Which returned more over the last year, IJT or IWO?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJT or IWO?

IJT charges 0.18% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IJT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IJT and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 38% 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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IJT vs IWO: how they differ

IJT and IWO hold 38% of their weight in the same names, and IJT returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and IWO hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJT and IWO both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJT	IWO
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc.	1.22%	0.68%
Argan, Inc.	1.24%	0.66%
Krystal Biotech, Inc.	1.08%	0.58%
ESCO Technologies, Inc.	1.00%	0.56%
StoneX Group, Inc.	0.93%	0.52%
MaxLinear, Inc.	0.51%	0.67%
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.	0.90%	0.48%
Glaukos Corp.	0.63%	0.48%
TG Therapeutics, Inc.	0.80%	0.48%
Federal Signal Corp.	0.87%	0.47%
MYR Group, Inc.	0.86%	0.47%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp.	0.83%	0.46%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJT	Only in IWO
FormFactor, Inc. 1.38%	Moog, Inc. 0.73%
Viasat, Inc. 1.35%	JFrog Ltd. 0.60%
Everus Construction Group, Inc. 0.94%	FirstCash Holdings, Inc. 0.54%
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. 0.92%	D-Wave Quantum, Inc. 0.53%
Powell Industries, Inc. 0.90%	Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. 0.51%
JBT Marel Corp. 0.84%	Cipher Digital, Inc. 0.50%
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. 0.80%	EnerSys 0.49%
Etsy, Inc. 0.79%	HealthEquity, Inc. 0.46%

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.

IJT and IWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF	IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth	Russell 2000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+17.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	−0.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.24%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	347	1133

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 347 positions, with the top ten at 11.0%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IWO in plain words

IWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1133 positions, with the top ten at 6.1%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or IWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and IWO returned +17.0%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJT or IWO?: IJT charges 0.18% a year and IWO charges 0.24%, so IJT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJT and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 38% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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