IJH vs IJK: Differences, Returns & Fees

IJH and IJK hold 65% of their weight in the same names, and IJK returned +14.9% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $122.5bn for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and $10.5bn for iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF.

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IJH costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; IJH is 11.7 times larger.

IJH vs IJK: Differences, Returns & Fees
IJHIJK
Expense ratio0.05%0.16%
Net assets$122.5bn$10.5bn
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+14.9%
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index
Holdings in common65%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund7.1%13.5%
Below its high6.8%, high on Aug 14, 20268.1%, high on Aug 17, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

+13.4%
IJH total return, 1 year
+14.9%
IJK total return, 1 year
0.05%
IJH expense ratio
0.16%
IJK expense ratio

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IJH and IJK are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. IJH follows S&P MidCap 400 and IJK follows S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index.
  2. Cost. IJH charges 0.05% of assets a year and IJK 0.16%, a gap of 0.11 points.
  3. Size. IJH has $122.5bn in net assets and IJK $10.5bn (Net assets); IJH is 11.7 times larger.

Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJH and IJK hold 65% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

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65% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IJH IJK
OKTA CLASS A 0.93% 1.83%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.81% 1.59%
ATI 0.76% 1.49%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.69% 1.35%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.68% 1.33%
XPO 0.64% 1.26%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.63% 1.24%
ROKU CLASS A 0.61% 1.19%
ROYAL GOLD 0.59% 1.16%
WOODWARD 0.57% 1.12%
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 0.56% 0.63%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY 0.55% 1.08%
Only in IJH
US FOODS HOLDING 0.64%
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.63%
PERMIAN RESOURCES CLASS A 0.61%
TD SYNNEX 0.59%
OVINTIV 0.57%
HF SINCLAIR 0.57%
REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA 0.52%
WESCO INTERNATIONAL 0.49%
Only in IJK

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On the same fields

IJH
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJK
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +14.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.1% (MDY) +14.9% (MDYG)
Gap to its benchmark +0.3 pts vs MDY 0.0 pts vs MDYG
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.16%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 410 250
Net assets $122.5bn $10.5bn

IJH and IJK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 410 positions, with the top ten at 7.1%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About IJK

IJK tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +14.9% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 250 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJH or IJK?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.4% and IJK +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, IJH or IJK?
IJH is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJH and IJK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJH and 0% of IJK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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