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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or IJT?

IGSB charges 0.04% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IGSB 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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IGSB vs IJT: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB and IJT 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 IGSB	Only in IJT
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 1.29%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	VIASAT INC 1.19%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 1.09%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.03%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	FORMFACTOR INC 1.03%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.98%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	ALKERMES 0.91%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	STONEX GROUP INC 0.87%

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.

IGSB and IJT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.18%
Holdings	4496	355

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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 0.04% a year.

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 Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 355 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IGSB or IJT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or IJT?: IGSB charges 0.04% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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