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IJR vs SCJL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IJR and SCJL are measured over different days, and IJR charges 0.06% to SCJL's 0.30%.

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Net assets: $104.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, and $1.1m on Oct 28, 2026 for Corgi U.S. Small-Cap 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series.

IJR on its own →SCJL on its own →
At a glance
+17.5%
IJR total return, 1 year
−2.0%
SCJL total return, since launch, Jul 2, 2026
0.06%
IJR expense ratio
0.30%
SCJL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.24 points a year less; IJR is far larger, $104.6bn against $1.1m.

IJR vs SCJL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIJRSCJL
Return
Total return, 1 year+17.5%not published
Drawdown
Below its high6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P SmallCap 600IWM
The outcome period
Buffer left, in index points8.6% of 15.0%
Days left in the period246
Period endsJun 30, 2027
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.06%0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$104.6bn$1.1m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund5.3%

Method

Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF SCJL Corgi U.S. Small-Cap 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July Series
Where it sits Stock ETF Buffer ETF
Issuer iShares Corgi
What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Defined outcome, 15% on IWM
Total return, 1 year +17.5% −2.0% (since launch, Jul 2, 2026)
Its benchmark over the same days +17.6% (SPSM) −5.5% (IWM) (since launch, Jul 2, 2026)
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPSM +3.5 pts vs IWM (since launch, Jul 2, 2026)
Expense ratio 0.06% 0.30%
Holdings 642 not read by ETFIQ
Net assets, IJR as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCJL as of Oct 28, 2026 $104.6bn $1.1m

IJR and SCJL 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.

SCJL

Protection left, in index points: 8.6% of the 15.0% buffer still sits below today's IWM level. 246 days remained on Oct 27, 2026. On Jun 30, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.

Questions people ask

Are IJR and SCJL in the same category?
IJR is a stock ETF and SCJL is a buffer ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, IJR or SCJL?
IJR is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
iShares Russell 2000 ETF →IJR on its own →SCJL on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IJR dividend history →IJR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IJR ↗
SCJL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
Corgi website ↗

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