Which returned more over the last year, IJJ or VFMF?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJJ returned +10.5% and VFMF +29.9%.

Which is cheaper, IJJ or VFMF?

Neither: IJJ and VFMF both charge 0.18% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IJJ and VFMF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJJ and 47% of VFMF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IJJ vs VFMF: how they differ

IJJ and VFMF hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and VFMF returned +29.9% over the year. iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF and Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF.

Both cost 0.18% a year; their one-year returns differ by 19.4 points; IJJ is 7.7 times larger.

	IJJ	VFMF
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.18%
Net assets, IJJ as of Oct 9, 2026 and VFMF as of Sep 30, 2026	$8.4bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+10.5%	+29.9%
Holdings in common	3%
Nasdaq-100, total return, 1 year	+23.6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	11.0%	8.9%
Below its high	7.1%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+10.5%

IJJ total return, 1 year

+29.9%

VFMF total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJJ expense ratio

0.18%

VFMF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJJ and VFMF hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IJJ VFMF

MACYS INC 0.36% 0.27%

VF CORP 0.29% 0.26%

OSHKOSH CORP 0.26% 0.24%

TOLL BROTHERS INC 0.76% 0.21%

MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC 0.23% 0.21%

WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL PLC 0.20% 0.35%

FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC 0.59% 0.18%

SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC 0.37% 0.17%

AVNET INC 0.49% 0.16%

MURPHY OIL CORP 0.32% 0.14%

POLARIS INC 0.17% 0.13%

NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC 0.13% 0.23%

Only in IJJ

TD SYNNEX 1.30%

US FOODS HOLDING 1.27%

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 1.23%

PERMIAN RESOURCES CLASS A 1.16%

HF SINCLAIR 1.13%

OVINTIV 1.06%

WESCO INTERNATIONAL 1.05%

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA 1.01%

Only in VFMF

Micron Technology Inc 1.25%

Newmont Corp 0.89%

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 0.88%

ConocoPhillips 0.86%

Bank of New York Mellon Corp/The 0.86%

EOG Resources Inc 0.84%

Travelers Cos Inc/The 0.83%

Altria Group Inc 0.83%

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On the same fields

IJJ

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

VFMF

Vanguard U.S. Multifactor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +10.5% +29.9%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −6.7 pts +12.7 pts

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 46.9%

Holdings 303 613

Net assets, IJJ as of Oct 9, 2026 and VFMF as of Sep 30, 2026 $8.4bn $1.1bn

IJJ and VFMF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IJJ in plain words

IJJ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +10.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500 and +23.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 303 positions, with the top ten at 11.0%. It sat 7.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VFMF in plain words

VFMF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +29.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500 and +23.6% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 47% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 613 positions, with the top ten at 8.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJJ or VFMF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJJ returned +10.5% and VFMF +29.9%.
Which is cheaper, IJJ or VFMF?: Neither: IJJ and VFMF both charge 0.18% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJJ and VFMF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJJ and 47% of VFMF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IJJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IJJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IJJ ↗VFMF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VFMF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VFMF ↗

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How this is computed

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

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