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IJR vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to VONG's +1.1%; 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 $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

IJR on its own →VONG on its own →
At a glance
+17.5%
IJR total return, 1 year
+1.1%
VONG total return, 1 year
0.06%
IJR expense ratio
0.06%
VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.4 points; IJR is 2.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IJR vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIJRVONG
Return
Total return, 1 year+17.5%+1.1%
Drawdown
Below its high6.8%, high on Aug 14, 20264.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P SmallCap 600Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.06%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$102.6bn$47.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund5.3%57.6%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and VONG 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJR VONG
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC 0.26% 0.02%
EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP 0.30% 0.01%
ETSY 0.43% 0.01%
MSG KNICKERBOCKERS CLASS A 0.30% 0.01%
KARMAN HOLDINGS INC 0.27% 0.01%
ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES 0.37% 0.01%
IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS 0.28% 0.00%
TRADE DESK CLASS A 0.31% 0.00%
LAZARD 0.12% 0.00%
LYFT CLASS A 0.36% 0.00%
RINGCENTRAL CLASS A 0.36% 0.00%
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP 0.16% 0.00%
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 VONG
NVIDIA Corp 15.63%
Apple Inc 7.65%
Alphabet Inc 5.88%
Microsoft Corp 5.59%
Broadcom Inc 4.79%
Alphabet Inc 4.75%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.83%
Micron Technology Inc 3.52%
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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year +17.5% +1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +17.6% (SPSM) +0.9% (IWF)
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPSM +0.2 pts vs IWF
Expense ratio 0.06% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 95.5%
Holdings 642 373
Net assets, IJR as of Oct 27, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026 $104.6bn $47.1bn

IJR and VONG 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.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or VONG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or VONG?
Neither: IJR and VONG both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
IJR on its own →VONG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IJR dividend history →IJR holdings →VONG dividend history →VONG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IJR ↗
VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VONG ↗

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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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