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IJR

GradeANew York Stock Exchange Arca

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Major Indexes · IShares · Inception 2000-05-21 · SEC filings

$138.40−1.30 (−0.93%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 139.70 to 138.40. Range 138.18 to 139.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$138.80$139.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.06%
Fund size
$105.3B
1Y return
+18.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.22%
Holdings
643
Volume · 30D
3.5M sh
NAV per share
$139.22
52W range
low $112.00high $150.69

The ETF.net IJR Grade

A

80/ 100

Rank 2 of 13 in S&P SmallCap 600⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for IJR. Scores out of 100: Cost 90, Risk 60, Mission 82, Tradability 74, Holdings 86, Durability 82. Strongest: Cost (90). Weakest: Risk (60). Leans toward Cost and Holdings.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 80 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 90
    Category rank2/13 · top 15%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 82
    Category rank6/13 · top 46%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 60
    Category rank1/13 · top 8%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 74
    Category rank4/13 · top 31%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 86
    Category rank1/13 · top 8%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 82
    Category rank1/13 · top 8%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on IJR

ETF.net Research

ASmall caps, but only the ones making money. IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600, an index that screens for positive earnings before a stock gets in, and it has been the big, heavily traded way to own that basket since 2000.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index representing small-capitalization U.S. equities.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The index runs a profitability screen: no positive earnings, no entry. The money-losing tail of the small-cap market never reaches the portfolio.spglobal.com
  2. 020.06% a year, against a 0.18% median for funds wrapping this same index. One of the strongest overall implementations in that peer group.
  3. 03Trading since 2000 and now one of the largest, most actively traded S&P 600 funds available.
  4. 04Roughly 700 US small-cap positions, cash paid out quarterly.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Cheaper twins exist on the identical index: SPSM charges 0.03%, VIOO 0.07%. On headline fee alone, IJR is not the low bid.
  2. 02Small-cap stocks move more sharply than large caps, and this is straight index exposure with no hedge or cushion.ishares.com
  3. 03The earnings screen cuts both ways. When speculative, unprofitable small caps run, this index simply isn't holding them.spglobal.com

IJR Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:29 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
643
Top-10 weight
5%
Largest holding
VSAT0.6%

Sectors

  • Financials17.8%
  • Industrials15.3%
  • Technology14.8%
  • Consumer Discr.13.2%
  • Health Care11.1%
  • Real Estate7.5%
  • Energy6.2%
  • Materials4.6%
  • Cons. Staples4.4%
  • Communication3.3%
  • Utilities1.8%

Geography

  • United States97.94%
  • Ireland0.65%
  • Bermuda0.54%
  • Singapore0.24%
  • Switzerland0.19%
  • Bahamas0.13%
  • Puerto Rico0.13%
  • Israel0.12%
  • Other countries (1)0.06%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 41.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001VSATVIASAT INC0.61%8,231,740$628159
002MTCHMATCH GROUP INC0.57%13,717,042$592189
003GKOSGLAUKOS0.56%3,524,643$577123
004QRVOQORVO0.56%4,902,756$574160
005PTGXPROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS0.54%3,866,680$552137
006FORMFORMFACTOR INC0.54%4,668,152$552154
007SMSM ENERGY0.51%14,213,052$525161
008PAYCPAYCOM SOFTWARE0.50%2,302,248$520184
009RHPRYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT0.48%4,078,036$497122
010KMXCARMAX INC0.47%8,479,877$485136
011TGTXTG THERAPEUTICS0.47%8,476,080$482129
012LTHLIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS0.45%11,349,912$462137
013RALRALLIANT0.44%6,611,201$449123
014ESIELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC0.43%13,687,908$448134
015EMNEASTMAN CHEMICAL0.43%6,834,522$448165

Showing 1–15 of 611 holdings

IJR Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

IJR$11,835
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. IJR $11,835. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,278$11,115$12,952Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for IJR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIJR
Year to date+17.2%
1 month−4.8%
3 months−2.1%
1 year+18.3%
3 years+16.0%per year
5 years+6.8%per year
10 years+10.0%per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IJR
YearReturn barIJR
2026 YTD+17.2%
2025+5.9%
2024+8.6%
2023+16.1%
2022−16.2%
2021+26.6%
2020+11.3%

IJR in the news

IJR Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
1.22%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.71Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.51 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.22; Jun 27, 2017 $0.21; Sep 26, 2017 $0.23; Dec 19, 2017 $0.27; Mar 22, 2018 $0.24; Jun 26, 2018 $0.25; Sep 26, 2018 $0.29; Dec 17, 2018 $0.32; Mar 20, 2019 $0.26; Jun 17, 2019 $0.25; Sep 24, 2019 $0.29; Dec 16, 2019 $0.41; Mar 25, 2020 $0.25; Jun 15, 2020 $0.24; Sep 23, 2020 $0.29; Dec 14, 2020 $0.25; Mar 25, 2021 $0.27; Jun 10, 2021 $0.25; Sep 24, 2021 $0.50; Dec 13, 2021 $0.73; Mar 24, 2022 $0.17; Jun 9, 2022 $0.30; Sep 26, 2022 $0.46; Dec 13, 2022 $0.41; Mar 23, 2023 $0.33; Jun 7, 2023 $0.35; Sep 26, 2023 $0.46; Dec 20, 2023 $0.28; Mar 21, 2024 $0.33; Jun 11, 2024 $0.39; Sep 25, 2024 $0.51; Dec 17, 2024 $1.14; Mar 18, 2025 $0.32; Jun 16, 2025 $0.39; Sep 16, 2025 $0.44; Dec 16, 2025 $0.57; Mar 17, 2026 $0.19; Jun 15, 2026 $0.43; Sep 15, 2026 $0.51. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 15, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.51
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.43
Mar 17, 2026Mar 20, 2026$0.19
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$0.57
Sep 16, 2025Sep 19, 2025$0.44
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.39
Mar 18, 2025Mar 21, 2025$0.32
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.14
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.51
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.39
Mar 21, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.33
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.28

IJR Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
19.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.57
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−28.0%
Trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.02
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

IJR Cost

Expense ratio0.06%
  • The middle half of S&P SmallCap 600 funds
  • Median 0.15%

1 of the 13 S&P SmallCap 600 funds charge less.

IJR costs $6.00 a year on $10,000. The median S&P SmallCap 600 fund costs $15.00.