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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and XRT +2.4%.

Which is cheaper, IJT or XRT?

IJT is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJT vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJT returned +15.4% to XRT's +2.4%; 3% 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 $362m for State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF.

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At a glance

+15.4%

IJT total return, 1 year

+2.4%

XRT total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJT expense ratio

0.35%

XRT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJT costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.0 points; IJT is far larger, $7.5bn against $362m.

IJT vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJT	XRT
Return
Measure	IJT	XRT
Total return, 1 year	+15.4%	+2.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IJT	XRT
Below its high	8.2%, high on Aug 4, 2026	9.9%, high on Nov 16, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	IJT	XRT
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index	S&P Retail Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJT	XRT
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.5bn	$362m
Holdings
Measure	IJT	XRT
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.6%	16.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and XRT hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJT XRT

ETSY 0.91% 1.68%

URBAN OUTFITTERS 0.63% 1.59%

PRICESMART 0.52% 1.33%

BOOT BARN HOLDINGS 0.41% 1.06%

WARBY PARKER CLASS A 0.19% 1.39%

NATIONAL VISION HOLDINGS 0.16% 1.29%

AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS 0.15% 1.57%

BUCKLE 0.10% 1.55%

WINMARK 0.06% 1.23%

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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%

ALKERMES 0.90%

GLAUKOS 0.90%

ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP 0.88%

FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP 0.86%

Only in XRT

KOHLS CORP 1.85%

MAPLEBEAR INC 1.76%

BATH + BODY WORKS INC 1.69%

VICTORIA S SECRET + CO 1.66%

BJ S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS 1.62%

GAMESTOP CORP CLASS A 1.60%

OLLIE S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDI 1.60%

KROGER CO 1.59%

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Side by side

IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Tracks the S&P Retail

Total return, 1 year +15.4% +2.4%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 22.5%

Holdings 369 74

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.5bn $362m

IJT and XRT 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.

XRT

XRT tracks the S&P Retail. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJT or XRT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +15.4% and XRT +2.4%.
Which is cheaper, IJT or XRT?: IJT is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJT and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IJT on its own →XRT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IJT dividend history →IJT holdings →XRT dividend history →XRT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IJT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJT ↗

XRT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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