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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJS or VGSH?

IJS charges 0.18% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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IJS vs VGSH: how they differ

IJS and VGSH 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 Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJS and VGSH 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 IJS	Only in VGSH
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.68%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.99%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
SM ENERGY 0.96%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
CARMAX INC 0.95%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.86%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.81%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.79%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IJS and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Value	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+22.1%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Holdings	466	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJS or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +22.1% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so IJS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJS or VGSH?: IJS charges 0.18% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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