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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IJS vs SPHQ: how they differ

IJS and SPHQ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IJS returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and SPHQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJSOnly in SPHQ
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.68%Mastercard Inc 5.78%
MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%Visa Inc 5.68%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.99%Apple Inc 5.60%
SM ENERGY 0.96%Lam Research Corp 4.10%
CARMAX INC 0.95%Netflix Inc 4.00%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.86%GE Vernova Inc 3.92%
JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.81%Costco Wholesale Corp 3.85%
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.79%General Electric Co 3.62%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IJS and SPHQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IJS
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
SPHQ
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isS&P Small-Cap 600 ValueS&P 500 Quality
Total return, 1 year+22.1%+17.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.7 pts−0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.18%0.15%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%99.9%
Holdings466100

IJS in plain words

IJS is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 466 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SPHQ in plain words

SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or SPHQ?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or SPHQ?
IJS charges 0.18% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so SPHQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 100% of SPHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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