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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and VBIL +3.7%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or VBIL?

Neither: IJR and VBIL both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJR vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to VBIL's +3.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $104.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, and $12.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

+3.7%

VBIL total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.06%

VBIL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 13.8 points; IJR is 8.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IJR vs VBIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	VBIL
Return
Measure	IJR	VBIL
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+3.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	VBIL
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	VBIL
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Bills 0-3 Months Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	VBIL
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$102.6bn	$12.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	VBIL
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and VBIL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJR VBIL

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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 VBIL

United States Treasury Bill 5.76%

United States Treasury Bill 5.74%

United States Treasury Bill 5.21%

United States Treasury Bill 5.19%

United States Treasury Bill 5.11%

United States Treasury Bill 5.04%

United States Treasury Bill 4.95%

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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill

Total return, 1 year +17.5% +3.7%

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% 0.06%

Holdings 642 28

Net assets, IJR as of Oct 27, 2026 and VBIL as of Sep 30, 2026 $104.6bn $12.8bn

IJR and VBIL 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.

VBIL

VBIL tracks an index of 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or VBIL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and VBIL +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or VBIL?: Neither: IJR and VBIL both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

VBIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VBIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VBIL ↗

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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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