Which returned more over the last year, HYG or IJR?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and IJR returned +19.9%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or IJR?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs IJR: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and IJR 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 HYG	Only in IJR
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.94%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 0.62%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	VIASAT INC 0.57%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	GLAUKOS 0.57%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	MATCH GROUP INC 0.56%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.52%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	QORVO 0.51%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.51%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and IJR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US high yield bonds	S&P SmallCap 600
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+19.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	+2.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.06%
Holdings	1326	608

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

IJR in plain words

IJR is an index equity fund tracking the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 6.8%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or IJR?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and IJR returned +19.9%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or IJR?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and IJR charges 0.06%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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