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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and VYM +18.0%.

Which is cheaper, IJT or VYM?

VYM is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 90% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJT vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJT returned +15.4% to VYM's +18.0%; 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 $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance

+15.4%

IJT total return, 1 year

+18.0%

VYM total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJT expense ratio

0.04%

VYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYM costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points; VYM is 10.4 times larger.

IJT vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJT	VYM
Return
Measure	IJT	VYM
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+18.0%
Drawdown
Measure	IJT	VYM
Below its high	8.2%, high on Aug 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJT	VYM
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index	FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJT	VYM
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$7.6bn	$78.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IJT	VYM
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.6%	26.2%

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 VYM 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 VYM

MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS 0.38% 0.02%

SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES 0.68% 0.02%

ARCHROCK 0.68% 0.02%

NOBLE CORPORATION PLC 0.37% 0.02%

CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC 0.32% 0.02%

VICTORY CAPITAL HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.43% 0.02%

HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPI 0.25% 0.02%

INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS 0.57% 0.02%

IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS 0.36% 0.02%

PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES 0.29% 0.02%

VIRTU FINANCIAL INC CLASS A 0.56% 0.02%

MOELIS CLASS A 0.29% 0.02%

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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%

ETSY 0.91%

ALKERMES 0.90%

GLAUKOS 0.90%

ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.88%

Only in VYM

Broadcom Inc 6.93%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.75%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%

Johnson & Johnson 2.71%

AbbVie Inc 1.96%

Cisco Systems Inc 1.80%

Chevron Corp 1.61%

Caterpillar Inc 1.56%

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Side by side

IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield 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 high dividend

Total return, 1 year +15.4% +18.0%

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% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.5%

Holdings 369 595

Net assets, IJT as of Oct 27, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $78.9bn

IJT and VYM 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.

VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 595 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or VYM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and VYM +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, IJT or VYM?: VYM is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJT and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 90% of VYM 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 ↗

VYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VYM ↗

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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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