IJK vs SPTM: Differences, Returns & Fees

IJK and SPTM hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and SPTM returned +15.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 20, 2026: $10.5bn for iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF and $14.1bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF.

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SPTM costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; SPTM is 1.4 times larger.

IJK vs SPTM: Differences, Returns & Fees
IJKSPTM
Expense ratio0.16%0.03%
Net assets$10.5bn$14.1bn
Total return, 1 year+14.9%+15.7%
What it tracksS&P MidCap 400 Growth IndexS&P Composite 1500 Index
Holdings in common3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%35.8%
Below its high8.1%, high on Aug 17, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

+14.9%
IJK total return, 1 year
+15.7%
SPTM total return, 1 year
0.16%
IJK expense ratio
0.03%
SPTM expense ratio

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

  1. What each follows. IJK follows S&P MidCap 400 Growth Index and SPTM follows S&P Composite 1500 Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 19, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. IJK holds 250 positions and SPTM holds 1512.

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJK and SPTM hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 19, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IJK SPTM
OKTA CLASS A 1.83% 0.04%
ATI 1.49% 0.04%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 1.59% 0.04%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS 1.35% 0.04%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 1.33% 0.03%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.51% 0.03%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 1.24% 0.03%
XPO 1.26% 0.03%
ROKU CLASS A 1.19% 0.03%
WOODWARD 1.12% 0.03%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY 1.08% 0.03%
CURTISS WRIGHT 1.06% 0.03%
Only in IJK
CASH COLLATERAL USD BOASW CFD 0.00%
EVERCORE CLASS A 0.00%
S&P MID 400 EMINI DEC 26 0.00%
Only in SPTM
NVIDIA CORP 7.34%
APPLE INC 6.99%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.54%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.60%
ALPHABET INC CL A 2.82%
ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%
BROADCOM INC 2.22%
META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.17%

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On the same fields

IJK
iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
SPTM
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +14.9% +15.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.9% (MDYG) +15.8% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs MDYG −0.1 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.16% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 92.1%
Holdings 250 1512
Net assets $10.5bn $14.1bn

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

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.

About SPTM

SPTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.7% with distributions reinvested, against +15.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,512 positions, with the top ten at 35.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJK or SPTM?
In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJK returned +14.9% and SPTM +15.7%.
Which is cheaper, IJK or SPTM?
SPTM is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJK and SPTM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJK and 92% of SPTM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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