Which returned more over the last year, IJS or IWO?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and IWO +7.9%.

Which is cheaper, IJS or IWO?

IJS is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IJS and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJS vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJS returned +19.3% to IWO's +7.9%; 19% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.7bn for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and $14.0bn for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+19.3%

IJS total return, 1 year

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJS expense ratio

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJS costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points; IWO is 1.8 times larger.

IJS vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJS	IWO
Return
Measure	IJS	IWO
Total return, 1 year	+19.3%	+7.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IJS	IWO
Below its high	5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJS	IWO
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index	Russell 2000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJS	IWO
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.7bn	$14.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IJS	IWO
Holdings in common	19%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	8.8%	6.4%

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

What they share

19%

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and IWO hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJS IWO

VICTORIA S SECRET 0.79% 0.45%

MAGNOLIA OIL GAS CORP CLASS A 0.67% 0.42%

MAXLINEAR 0.39% 0.44%

PLEXUS CORP 0.37% 0.42%

GLAUKOS 0.36% 0.70%

HERC HOLDINGS 0.35% 0.31%

NOBLE CORPORATION PLC 0.29% 0.36%

DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 0.46% 0.29%

RUSH ENTERPRISES CLASS A 0.45% 0.28%

TENABLE HOLDINGS INC 0.28% 0.36%

KULICKE AND SOFFA INDUSTRIES INC 0.44% 0.27%

WARRIOR MET COAL INC 0.28% 0.27%

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Only in IJS

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%

MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91%

CARMAX INC 0.82%

EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%

LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80%

POOL 0.76%

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.75%

Only in IWO

JFROG 0.74%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.61%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%

INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.58%

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Side by side

IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Tracks the Russell 2000 Growth

Total return, 1 year +19.3% +7.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +19.2% (SLYV) +8.0% (VTWG)

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLYV −0.1 pts vs VTWG

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 477 1122

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.7bn $14.0bn

IJS and IWO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IJS

IJS tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +19.2% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 477 positions, with the top ten at 8.8%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or IWO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and IWO +7.9%.
Which is cheaper, IJS or IWO?: IJS is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJS and IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJS and IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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