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DES vs IJS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DES returned +19.2% to IJS's +19.3%; 33% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund, and $7.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF.

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At a glance
+19.2%
DES total return, 1 year
+19.3%
IJS total return, 1 year
0.38%
DES expense ratio
0.18%
IJS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJS costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points.

DES vs IJS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureDESIJS
Return
Total return, 1 year+19.2%+19.3%
Drawdown
Below its high6.2%, high on Aug 14, 20265.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksWisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend IndexS&P SmallCap 600 Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.38%0.18%
Net assets, DES as of Jun 30, 2026 and IJS as of Oct 27, 2026$2.2bn$7.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common33%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.6%8.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

33%

By the books each fund has filed, DES and IJS hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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33% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DES IJS
PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC 0.67% 0.50%
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORP 0.62% 0.48%
FULTON FINANCIAL CORP 0.46% 0.48%
CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY 0.46% 0.48%
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP 0.45% 0.67%
MDU RESOURCES GROUP INC 0.45% 0.44%
KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.59% 0.44%
CVB FINANCIAL CORP 0.42% 0.41%
KORN FERRY 0.38% 0.42%
SL GREEN REALTY CORP 0.40% 0.38%
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC 0.37% 0.48%
MATSON INC 0.36% 0.75%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DES
TFS FINANCIAL CORP 1.18%
KODIAK GAS SERVICES INC 1.18%
EPR PROPERTIES 1.03%
SONOCO PRODUCTS COMPANY 0.99%
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY GROUP INC 0.90%
ARCHROCK INC 0.89%
CAL-MAINE FOODS INC 0.89%
TRAVEL PLUS LEISURE COMPANY 0.84%
Only in IJS
PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%
MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%
SM ENERGY 1.00%
JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91%
CARMAX INC 0.82%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%
LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80%
VICTORIA S SECRET 0.79%
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Side by side

DES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer WisdomTree iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
Total return, 1 year +19.2% +19.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) +19.2% (SLYV)
Gap to its benchmark +5.9 pts vs IWV +0.1 pts vs SLYV
Expense ratio 0.38% 0.18%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 522 477
Net assets, DES as of Jun 30, 2026 and IJS as of Oct 27, 2026 $2.2bn $7.7bn

DES and IJS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
DES

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

DES tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% 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 522 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IJS

IJS tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +19.2% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 477 positions, with the top ten at 8.8%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DES or IJS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DES returned +19.2% and IJS +19.3%.
Which is cheaper, DES or IJS?
IJS is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DES and IJS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DES and 0% of IJS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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DES on its own →IJS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →DES dividend history →DES holdings →IJS dividend history →IJS holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
DES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
DES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
WisdomTree website ↗
IJS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IJS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IJS ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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