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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and SPYD +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or SPYD?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJR vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to SPYD's +15.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and $7.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; IJR is 13.9 times larger.

IJR vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	SPYD
Return
Measure	IJR	SPYD
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+15.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	SPYD
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026	4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	SPYD
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$104.6bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	SPYD
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%	16.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and SPYD 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 SPYD

Only in one fund ↓

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 SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%

HP INC 1.74%

HASBRO INC 1.73%

PFIZER INC 1.56%

CHEVRON CORP 1.54%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%

CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%

BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%

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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +17.5% +15.3%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.6% (SPSM) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPSM not measured

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.3%

Holdings 642 79

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $104.6bn $7.5bn

IJR and SPYD 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.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or SPYD?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IJR on its own →SPYD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IJR dividend history →IJR holdings →SPYD dividend history →SPYD holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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