Are IJR and REMX in the same category?

IJR is a stock ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or REMX?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and REMX −19.2%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or REMX?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IJR and REMX overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 9% of REMX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IJR vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to REMX's −19.2%, and IJR charges 0.06% to REMX's 0.53%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and $1.5bn for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 36.7 points; IJR is far larger, $104.6bn against $1.5bn.

IJR vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	REMX
Return
Measure	IJR	REMX
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	−19.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	REMX
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Below its all-time high		75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	IJR	REMX
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	Rare earth and critical materials
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	REMX
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.53%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$104.6bn	$1.5bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		100%
Holdings
Measure	IJR	REMX
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%	61%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and REMX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJR REMX

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Only in IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

Only in REMX

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 9.02%

Albemarle Corp 8.87%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.12%

Mp Materials Corp 6.90%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.35%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.55%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.04%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.46%

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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares VanEck

What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Rare earth and critical materials

Total return, 1 year +17.5% −19.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.6% (SPSM) +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPSM −32.6 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.53%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 8.6%

Holdings 642 32

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $104.6bn $1.5bn

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

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About each fund

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Are IJR and REMX in the same category?: IJR is a stock ETF and REMX is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, IJR or REMX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and REMX −19.2%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or REMX?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and REMX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 9% of REMX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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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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