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IJS vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJS returned +19.3% to VDC's +12.7%; 4% 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 $7.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF.

IJS on its own →VDC on its own →
At a glance
+19.3%
IJS total return, 1 year
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
0.18%
IJS expense ratio
0.09%
VDC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VDC costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points.

IJS vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIJSVDC
Return
Total return, 1 year+19.3%+12.7%
Drawdown
Below its high5.7%, high on Aug 14, 20263.1%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P SmallCap 600 Value IndexMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.18%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$7.6bn$7.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund8.8%66.0%

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

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and VDC hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJS VDC
CONAGRA BRANDS 0.73% 0.34%
MOLSON COORS BREWING CLASS B 0.68% 0.32%
LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80% 0.30%
UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC 0.32% 0.23%
ANDERSONS INC 0.23% 0.22%
CENTRAL GARDEN AND PET CLASS A 0.21% 0.19%
CAMPBELL SOUP 0.43% 0.18%
BOSTON BEER CLASS A 0.16% 0.16%
ENERGIZER HOLDINGS 0.15% 0.16%
EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE 0.14% 0.15%
GROCERY OUTLET HOLDING 0.14% 0.13%
J AND J SNACK FOODS CORP 0.13% 0.15%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IJS
PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%
MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%
SM ENERGY 1.00%
JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91%
CARMAX INC 0.82%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%
VICTORIA S SECRET 0.79%
POOL 0.76%
Only in VDC
Walmart Inc 13.86%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.12%
Procter & Gamble Co 9.90%
Coca-Cola Co 9.80%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.83%
PepsiCo Inc 4.28%
Altria Group Inc 3.86%
Mondelez International Inc 2.58%
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Side by side

IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Tracks an index of Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year +19.3% +12.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +19.2% (SLYV) +12.7% (FSTA)
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLYV 0.0 pts vs FSTA
Expense ratio 0.18% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 86.4%
Holdings 477 105
Net assets, IJS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDC as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.7bn $7.4bn

IJS and VDC 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.

VDC

VDC tracks an index of Consumer Staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +12.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 66.0%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or VDC?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and VDC +12.7%.
Which is cheaper, IJS or VDC?
VDC is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 86% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IJS on its own →VDC on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IJS dividend history →IJS holdings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IJS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IJS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IJS ↗
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗

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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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