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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and USVM +19.6%.

Which is cheaper, IJS or USVM?

IJS is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 5% of USVM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJS vs USVM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJS returned +19.3% to USVM's +19.6%; 22% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $7.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF, and $1.7bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF.

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At a glance

+19.3%

IJS total return, 1 year

+19.6%

USVM total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJS expense ratio

0.29%

USVM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJS costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

IJS vs USVM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJS	USVM
Return
Measure	IJS	USVM
Total return, 1 year	+19.3%	+19.6%
Drawdown
Measure	IJS	USVM
Below its high	5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	5.3%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJS	USVM
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index	Nasdaq Victory US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJS	USVM
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.29%
Net assets, IJS as of Oct 27, 2026 and USVM as of Jun 30, 2026	$7.7bn	$1.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IJS	USVM
Holdings in common	22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	8.8%	6.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and USVM hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJS USVM

RITHM CAPITAL 0.56% 0.51%

FULTON FINANCIAL 0.48% 0.49%

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP 0.47% 0.51%

MDU RESOURCES GROUP 0.44% 0.57%

APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT INC 0.44% 0.61%

RUSH ENTERPRISES CLASS A 0.45% 0.42%

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS 0.38% 0.44%

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP 0.37% 0.52%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91% 0.37%

MOHAWK INDUSTRIES 0.68% 0.37%

GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC 0.36% 0.59%

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.75% 0.36%

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Only in IJS

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%

MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%

SM ENERGY 1.00%

CARMAX INC 0.82%

EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%

LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80%

POOL 0.76%

EPAM SYSTEMS 0.74%

Only in USVM

PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION 0.81%

ONE GAS, INC. 0.72%

NEW JERSEY RESOURCES CORPORATION 0.70%

SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS, INC. 0.69%

PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0.68%

ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC. 0.66%

Spire Inc. 0.63%

GREIF, INC. 0.62%

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Side by side

IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF USVM VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares VictoryShares

What it is Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +19.3% +19.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +19.2% (SLYV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLYV not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.29%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 5.4%

Holdings 477 288

Net assets, IJS as of Oct 27, 2026 and USVM as of Jun 30, 2026 $7.7bn $1.7bn

IJS and USVM 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.

USVM

USVM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.29% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 5% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 288 positions, with the top ten at 6.9%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or USVM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and USVM +19.6%.
Which is cheaper, IJS or USVM?: IJS is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and USVM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 5% of USVM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJS ↗

USVM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

USVM 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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