Best ETFs
Schwab and Vanguard charge the same 0.03%. Their small-cap funds are 3.7 percentage points apart
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
$129.70+0.47 (+0.36%)
- 0.18%
- $7.5B
- +23.8%
- 1.43%
- 0.3M sh
- $129.15
- low $104.63high $141.18
The ETF.net IJS Grade
B
Score 59 out of 100
- 9 of 13
Score 59 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D39 out of 100Rank 8 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A74 out of 100Rank 10 of 13Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C52 out of 100Rank 1 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A80 out of 100Rank 1 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B60 out of 100Rank 6 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A78 out of 100Rank 2 of 13
Our read on IJS
BA rules-based way to own the unglamorous end of the US market. IJS has tracked the value slice of the S&P SmallCap 600 since 2000, holding roughly 500 small companies chosen by screen rather than hunch.
The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. small-capitalization equities exhibiting value characteristics.
Why people hold it
- Launched in 2000, it is one of the longest-running small-cap value index funds around, and it now carries multi-billion-dollar scale.
- The mandate is written down, not improvised: follow the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index, roughly 500 names, with no manager picking favorites.
- It stays close to the index it advertises and pays distributions on a quarterly schedule.
Worth knowing
- The 0.18% fee sits right at the middle of the S&P 600 pack, and same-segment wrappers such as SLYV carry a lower stated expense ratio.
- Two filters stack here: US small caps only, then a value screen on top. That is a narrower slice of the market than a plain S&P 600 blend fund.
- Trading is moderate rather than among the busiest in its category, so bid-ask spreads carry more weight on large or rushed orders.
IJS Holdings
- Stocks
- 472
- 22%
- Cash Collateral USD Jpmsw
Geography
- United States97.95%
- Bermuda0.53%
- Singapore0.50%
- Switzerland0.32%
- Ireland0.32%
- Puerto Rico0.12%
- Cayman Islands0.08%
- Israel0.08%
- 0.10%
IJS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IJS$12,382
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | IJS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.8% |
| 1 month | −3.6% |
| 3 months | −3.9% |
| 1 year | +23.8% |
| 3 years | +16.1% |
| 5 years | +6.4% |
| 10 years | +9.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IJS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.8% | |
| 2025 | +6.5% | |
| 2024 | +7.3% | |
| 2023 | +14.7% | |
| 2022 | −11.3% | |
| 2021 | +30.5% | |
| 2020 | +2.6% |
IJS in the news
IJS Dividends
- 1.43%
- $1.85
- $0.56 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
IJS Risk
- 19.4%
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.
- 0.57
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.
- −28.6%
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.
- 1.00
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IJS Cost
0.18%
IJS0.18%
- The middle half of S&P SmallCap 600 funds
- Median 0.15%
7 of the 13 S&P SmallCap 600 funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P SmallCap 600
- BSLYVState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +23.9%
- BQVMSInvesco S&P SmallCap 600 QVM Multi-factor ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +22.1%
- CRZGInvesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +20.2%
- DGRPZInvesco S&P SmallCap 600 GARP ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +23.5%
- CRWJInvesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +24.8%