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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and VGK +10.4%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or VGK?

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

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJR vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to VGK's +10.4%; 1% 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 $29.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

+10.4%

VGK total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.06%

VGK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 7.1 points; IJR is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IJR vs VGK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	VGK
Return
Measure	IJR	VGK
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	+10.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	VGK
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026	6.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	VGK
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	VGK
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$102.6bn	$29.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	VGK
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%	19.0%

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 VGK hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJR VGK

MOELIS CLASS A 0.24% 0.70%

AAR 0.23% 0.81%

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC 0.25% 0.18%

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES 0.11% 0.15%

FB FINANCIAL 0.15% 0.10%

TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC 0.12% 0.09%

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS 0.08% 0.79%

CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT IN 0.27% 0.05%

CUSHMAN AND WAKEFIELD LTD 0.16% 0.02%

EPLUS 0.14% 0.02%

H2O AMERICA 0.13% 0.02%

ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.13% 0.01%

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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 VGK

ASML Holding NV 4.47%

HSBC Holdings PLC 2.19%

Roche Holding AG 1.89%

Novartis AG 1.72%

Shell PLC 1.64%

AstraZeneca PLC 1.56%

Nestle SA 1.51%

Siemens AG 1.45%

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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Tracks an index of European Stock

Total return, 1 year +17.5% +10.4%

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%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 642 1245

Net assets, IJR as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGK as of Sep 30, 2026 $104.6bn $29.6bn

IJR and VGK 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.

VGK

VGK tracks an index of European Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,245 positions, with the top ten at 19.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or VGK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and VGK +10.4%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or VGK?: Neither: IJR and VGK both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and VGK overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 0% of VGK 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 ↗

VGK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGK ↗

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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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