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IJT vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJT returned +15.4% to VNQ's +4.8%; 4% 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 $35.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Real Estate ETF.

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At a glance
+15.4%
IJT total return, 1 year
+4.8%
VNQ total return, 1 year
0.18%
IJT expense ratio
0.13%
VNQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VNQ costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.6 points; VNQ is 4.7 times larger.

IJT vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIJTVNQ
Return
Total return, 1 year+15.4%+4.8%
Drawdown
Below its high8.2%, high on Aug 4, 20268.3%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P SmallCap 600 Growth IndexMSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.18%0.13%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$7.6bn$35.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund9.6%55.8%

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

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and VNQ hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJT VNQ
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 1.10% 0.41%
TERRENO REALTY REIT 0.60% 0.39%
MACERICH REIT 0.44% 0.36%
ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES REALTY TRUST 0.47% 0.32%
PHILLIPS EDISON AND COMPANY 0.35% 0.27%
OUTFRONT MEDIA 0.46% 0.26%
MILLROSE PROPERTIES INC CLASS A 0.27% 0.23%
TANGER 0.34% 0.22%
LXP INDUSTRIAL TRUST 0.23% 0.20%
NATIONAL HEALTH INVESTORS REIT 0.24% 0.18%
CURBLINE PROPERTIES 0.36% 0.16%
ST JOE 0.32% 0.14%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IJT
VIASAT INC 1.18%
PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.11%
TG THERAPEUTICS 0.97%
ETSY 0.91%
ALKERMES 0.90%
GLAUKOS 0.90%
ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.88%
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP 0.86%
Only in VNQ
Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.51%
Welltower Inc 9.12%
Prologis Inc 6.86%
Equinix Inc 5.65%
American Tower Corp 4.32%
Simon Property Group Inc 3.69%
Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.68%
Realty Income Corp 2.85%
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Side by side

IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF VNQ Vanguard Real Estate 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 US real estate
Total return, 1 year +15.4% +4.8%
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% 0.13%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 62.8%
Holdings 369 141
Net assets, IJT as of Oct 27, 2026 and VNQ as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $35.9bn

IJT and VNQ 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.

VNQ

VNQ tracks an index of US real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 141 positions, with the top ten at 55.8%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or VNQ?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and VNQ +4.8%.
Which is cheaper, IJT or VNQ?
VNQ is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJT and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 63% of VNQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IJT on its own →VNQ on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IJT dividend history →IJT holdings →VNQ dividend history →VNQ holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IJT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IJT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IJT ↗
VNQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VNQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VNQ ↗

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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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