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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, IJT or IXUS?

IXUS 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 IJT and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJT vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJT returned +15.4% to IXUS's +14.1%; 1% 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 $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+15.4%

IJT total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJT expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; IXUS is 7.7 times larger.

IJT vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJT	IXUS
Return
Measure	IJT	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IJT	IXUS
Below its high	8.2%, high on Aug 4, 2026	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJT	IXUS
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	IJT	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.5bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IJT	IXUS
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.6%	13.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and IXUS hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJT IXUS

AAR 0.48% 0.31%

MOELIS CLASS A 0.29% 0.26%

FB FINANCIAL 0.14% 0.03%

CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT IN 0.29% 0.02%

ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.15% 0.01%

EPLUS 0.19% 0.01%

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS 0.12% 0.01%

MERCURY GENERAL 0.33% 0.01%

MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC CLASS A 0.27% 0.01%

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP 0.33% 0.01%

OUTFRONT MEDIA 0.46% 0.01%

WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES 0.11% 0.01%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IJT

VIASAT INC 1.18%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.11%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 1.10%

TG THERAPEUTICS 0.97%

ETSY 0.91%

ALKERMES 0.90%

GLAUKOS 0.90%

ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.88%

Only in IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.35%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

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Side by side

IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +15.4% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.6% (SLYG) +14.3% (ACWX)

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

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 369 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.5bn $57.6bn

IJT and IXUS 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.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IJT or IXUS?: IXUS 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 IJT and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJT and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJT ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

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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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