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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and LQD returned −2.7%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJT or LQD?

IJT charges 0.18% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD 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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IJT vs LQD: how they differ

IJT and LQD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IJT returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and LQD 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 IJT	Only in LQD
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 1.29%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%
VIASAT INC 1.19%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 1.09%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.03%	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
FORMFACTOR INC 1.03%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.98%	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
ALKERMES 0.91%	MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
STONEX GROUP INC 0.87%	CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

IJT and LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.14%
Holdings	355	3149

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% 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 355 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or LQD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and LQD returned −2.7%, so IJT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJT or LQD?: IJT charges 0.18% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so LQD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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