Which returned more over the last year, IJH or VPU?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.2% and VPU −3.3%.

Which is cheaper, IJH or VPU?

IJH is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IJH and VPU overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJH and 90% of VPU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJH vs VPU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJH returned +13.2% to VPU's −3.3%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $122.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF, and $7.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Utilities ETF.

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At a glance

+13.2%

IJH total return, 1 year

−3.3%

VPU total return, 1 year

0.05%

IJH expense ratio

0.09%

VPU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJH costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.5 points; IJH is 15.7 times larger.

IJH vs VPU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJH	VPU
Return
Measure	IJH	VPU
Total return, 1 year	+13.2%	−3.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IJH	VPU
Below its high	6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026	8.9%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJH	VPU
What it tracks	S&P MidCap 400	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	IJH	VPU
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$120.9bn	$7.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IJH	VPU
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.2%	52.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJH and VPU hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJH VPU

TALEN ENERGY 0.45% 0.92%

ESSENTIAL UTILITIES INC 0.35% 0.76%

OGE ENERGY 0.29% 0.68%

UGI 0.25% 0.55%

IDACORP 0.24% 0.52%

NATIONAL FUEL GAS 0.23% 0.49%

SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS 0.20% 0.39%

BLACK HILLS CORP 0.18% 0.39%

TXNM ENERGY INC 0.17% 0.42%

ORMAT TECH INC 0.17% 0.34%

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORP 0.16% 0.37%

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC 0.15% 0.37%

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Only in IJH

OKTA CLASS A 1.10%

TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.82%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.74%

ENTEGRIS INC 0.67%

ATI 0.66%

US FOODS HOLDING 0.65%

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.65%

XPO 0.64%

Only in VPU

NextEra Energy Inc 11.39%

Southern Co 6.74%

Duke Energy Corp 6.41%

Constellation Energy Corp 5.72%

American Electric Power Co Inc 4.66%

Dominion Energy Inc 3.84%

Sempra 3.68%

Vistra Corp 3.37%

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Side by side

IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF VPU Vanguard Utilities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 Tracks an index of Utilities

Total return, 1 year +13.2% −3.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +12.8% (MDY) −3.3% (FUTY)

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs MDY 0.0 pts vs FUTY

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.7%

Holdings 409 70

Net assets, IJH as of Oct 27, 2026 and VPU as of Sep 30, 2026 $122.8bn $7.7bn

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

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About each fund

IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% 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 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VPU

VPU tracks an index of Utilities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.3% with distributions reinvested, against −3.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 70 positions, with the top ten at 52.3%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJH or VPU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.2% and VPU −3.3%.
Which is cheaper, IJH or VPU?: IJH is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJH and VPU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJH and 90% of VPU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJH ↗

VPU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VPU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VPU ↗

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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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