Which returned more over the last year, IJT or IWF?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and IWF +0.9%.

Which is cheaper, IJT or IWF?

Neither: IJT and IWF both charge 0.18% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IJT and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJT vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJT returned +15.4% to IWF's +0.9%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.5bn for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and $124.7bn for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+15.4%

IJT total return, 1 year

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJT expense ratio

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.18% a year; their one-year returns differ by 14.5 points; IWF is 16.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IJT vs IWF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJT	IWF
Return
Measure	IJT	IWF
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+0.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IJT	IWF
Below its high	8.2%, high on Aug 4, 2026	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJT	IWF
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index	Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJT	IWF
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.5bn	$124.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IJT	IWF
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.6%	57.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and IWF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJT IWF

POWELL INDUSTRIES INC 0.56% 0.01%

EVERUS CONSTRUCTION GROUP 0.63% 0.01%

ETSY 0.91% 0.01%

KARMAN HOLDINGS INC 0.57% 0.01%

MSG KNICKERBOCKERS CLASS A 0.64% 0.01%

ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES 0.80% 0.01%

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS 0.36% 0.00%

LYFT CLASS A 0.77% 0.00%

LAZARD 0.09% 0.00%

MSG RANGERS CLASS A 0.19% 0.00%

RINGCENTRAL CLASS A 0.45% 0.00%

CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP 0.16% 0.00%

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Only in IJT

VIASAT INC 1.18%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.11%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 1.10%

TG THERAPEUTICS 0.97%

ALKERMES 0.90%

GLAUKOS 0.90%

ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.88%

FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP 0.86%

Only in IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

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Side by side

IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Tracks the Russell 1000 growth

Total return, 1 year +15.4% +0.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.6% (SLYG) +1.1% (VONG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs SLYG −0.2 pts vs VONG

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.18%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 93.5%

Holdings 369 374

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.5bn $124.7bn

IJT and IWF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IJT

IJT tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.4% with distributions reinvested, against +15.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth 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 369 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 8.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or IWF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and IWF +0.9%.
Which is cheaper, IJT or IWF?: Neither: IJT and IWF both charge 0.18% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJT and IWF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 94% of IWF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJT and IWF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJT and IWF 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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