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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJT or VNQ?

IJT charges 0.18% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 63% of VNQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% 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 VNQ: how they differ

IJT and VNQ hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and IJT returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and VNQ hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJT and VNQ both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJT	VNQ
Terreno Realty Corp.	0.53%	0.36%
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.	0.90%	0.34%
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.	0.48%	0.33%
Macerich Co. (The)	0.41%	0.30%
Phillips Edison & Co., Inc.	0.34%	0.27%
Millrose Properties, Inc.	0.30%	0.25%
Outfront Media, Inc.	0.38%	0.25%
Tanger, Inc.	0.33%	0.23%
National Health Investors, Inc.	0.24%	0.20%
LXP Industrial Trust	0.19%	0.16%
Urban Edge Properties	0.15%	0.15%
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc.	0.14%	0.14%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJT	Only in VNQ
FormFactor, Inc. 1.38%	Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.67%
Viasat, Inc. 1.35%	Welltower Inc 7.86%
Argan, Inc. 1.24%	Prologis Inc 7.02%
BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 1.22%	Equinix Inc 5.66%
Krystal Biotech, Inc. 1.08%	American Tower Corp 4.55%
ESCO Technologies, Inc. 1.00%	Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.67%
Alkermes plc 0.97%	Simon Property Group Inc 3.54%
Everus Construction Group, Inc. 0.94%	Realty Income Corp 3.12%

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.

IJT and VNQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF	VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth	US real estate
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+5.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	−11.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.13%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	63.3%
Holdings	347	146

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.

VNQ in plain words

VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or VNQ?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and VNQ returned +5.6%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJT or VNQ?: IJT charges 0.18% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJT and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 63% of VNQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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