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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and VEA +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, IJT or VEA?

VEA is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJT vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJT returned +15.4% to VEA's +17.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF, and $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+15.4%

IJT total return, 1 year

+17.1%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJT expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VEA costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; VEA is far larger, $231.6bn against $7.6bn.

IJT vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJT	VEA
Return
Measure	IJT	VEA
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+17.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IJT	VEA
Below its high	8.2%, high on Aug 4, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJT	VEA
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJT	VEA
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$7.6bn	$231.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IJT	VEA
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.6%	13.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and VEA hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJT VEA

AAR 0.48% 0.39%

MOELIS CLASS A 0.29% 0.34%

FB FINANCIAL 0.14% 0.05%

CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT IN 0.29% 0.03%

EPLUS 0.19% 0.01%

WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES 0.11% 0.01%

MERCURY GENERAL 0.33% 0.01%

ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.15% 0.01%

NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORP 0.33% 0.01%

ARGAN 0.58% 0.00%

NICOLET BANKSHARES INC 0.22% 0.00%

LIFE360 0.43% 0.00%

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 VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.81%

SK hynix Inc 2.30%

ASML Holding NV 2.14%

SLBBH1142 1.07%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Roche Holding AG 0.91%

Shell PLC 0.86%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.85%

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Side by side

IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +15.4% +17.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +15.6% (SLYG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs SLYG not measured

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 369 3906

Net assets, IJT as of Oct 27, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $231.6bn

IJT and VEA 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.

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or VEA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and VEA +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, IJT or VEA?: VEA is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJT and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJT ↗

VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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