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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and SHY returned +1.7%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJT or SHY?

IJT charges 0.18% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IJT vs SHY: how they differ

IJT and SHY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IJT returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and SHY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJT	Only in SHY
FormFactor, Inc. 1.38%	United States of America 1.97%
Viasat, Inc. 1.35%	United States of America 1.86%
Argan, Inc. 1.24%	United States of America 1.72%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 1.22%	United States of America 1.62%
Krystal Biotech, Inc. 1.08%	United States of America 1.61%
ESCO Technologies, Inc. 1.00%	United States of America 1.53%
Alkermes plc 0.97%	United States of America 1.49%
Everus Construction Group, Inc. 0.94%	United States of America 1.47%

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.

IJT and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.15%
Holdings	347	89

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.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and SHY returned +1.7%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJT or SHY?: IJT charges 0.18% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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