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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 URTH: how they differ

IJS and URTH hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and IJS returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and URTH hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJS and URTH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIJSURTH
ENERGIZER HOLDINGS INC0.14%0.14%
MOELIS CLASS A0.22%0.13%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY1.68%0.09%
CORE NATURAL RESOURCES0.55%0.07%
USD CASH0.05%0.05%
UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC0.45%0.03%
ARCOSA0.28%0.02%
FB FINANCIAL0.14%0.02%
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES0.24%0.02%
TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC0.25%0.02%
CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT IN0.23%0.01%
SIGNET JEWELERS0.43%0.01%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJSOnly in URTH
MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%NVIDIA 5.52%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.99%APPLE 5.28%
SM ENERGY 0.96%MICROSOFT 3.82%
CARMAX INC 0.95%AMAZON.COM INC 2.67%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.86%ALPHABET CLASS A 2.14%
JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.81%BROADCOM INC 1.79%
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.79%ALPHABET CLASS C 1.70%
CONAGRA BRANDS 0.78%META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.56%

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 URTH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IJS
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
URTH
iShares MSCI World ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isS&P Small-Cap 600 ValueMSCI World
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%0.24%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%70.3%
Holdings4661230

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.

URTH in plain words

URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. 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 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1230 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or URTH?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and URTH returned +17.4%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or URTH?
IJS charges 0.18% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IJS against URTH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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