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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or XHB?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJR vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to XHB's −8.6%; 2% 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 $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.1 points; IJR is far larger, $104.6bn against $1.5bn.

IJR vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	XHB
Return
Measure	IJR	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	XHB
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026	20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	XHB
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	XHB
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$104.6bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	XHB
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%	35.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and XHB hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJR XHB

BUILDERS FIRSTSOURCE INC 0.35% 2.97%

INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS 0.27% 3.14%

CHAMPION HOMES INC 0.25% 3.10%

MERITAGE CORP 0.24% 3.23%

CAVCO INDUSTRIES 0.24% 3.22%

M I HOMES INC 0.18% 2.78%

GREEN BRICK PARTNERS 0.11% 1.49%

CENTURY COMMUNITIES INC 0.08% 1.68%

LGI HOMES 0.05% 1.36%

DREAM FINDERS HOMES INC CLASS A 0.02% 0.46%

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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 XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

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Side by side

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders 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 Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +17.5% −8.6%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 45.7%

Holdings 642 34

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $104.6bn $1.5bn

IJR and XHB 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.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or XHB?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 46% of XHB 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 ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB 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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