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IJR vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to VYMI's +22.3%; 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 $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance
+17.5%
IJR total return, 1 year
+22.3%
VYMI total return, 1 year
0.06%
IJR expense ratio
0.07%
VYMI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; IJR is 4.8 times larger.

IJR vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIJRVYMI
Return
Total return, 1 year+17.5%+22.3%
Drawdown
Below its high6.8%, high on Aug 14, 20264.6%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P SmallCap 600FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.06%0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$102.6bn$21.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund5.3%13.8%

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 VYMI 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 VYMI
FB FINANCIAL 0.15% 0.08%
TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC 0.12% 0.08%
STEWART INFO SERVICES CORP 0.07% 0.11%
ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC 0.20% 0.05%
CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT IN 0.27% 0.04%
OUTFRONT MEDIA 0.31% 0.02%
H2O AMERICA 0.13% 0.02%
WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES 0.11% 0.02%
MERCURY GENERAL 0.15% 0.01%
MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC CLASS A 0.21% 0.01%
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP 0.15% 0.01%
ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCE 0.10% 0.01%
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 VYMI
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.81%
Roche Holding AG 1.56%
Shell PLC 1.48%
Royal Bank of Canada 1.47%
Novartis AG 1.42%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.35%
Nestle SA 1.25%
MediaTek Inc 1.21%
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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year +17.5% +22.3%
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% 0.0%
Holdings 642 1509
Net assets, IJR as of Oct 27, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $104.6bn $21.4bn

IJR and VYMI 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.

VYMI

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. 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 1,509 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or VYMI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and VYMI +22.3%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or VYMI?
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 VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 0% of VYMI 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 ↗
VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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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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