IJT vs VIOG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

IJTBNasdaq

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

VIOGBNYSE Arca

Overlap

92.2%by weight

Expense ratio

VIOG −0.08pt a year

IJT0.18%VIOG0.10%

Avg volume · 30D

IJT 6.1×the volume

IJT230KVIOG37.8K

10Y return · a year

IJT+10.8%VIOG+10.8%

IJT vs VIOG Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+27.3%IJT+27.6%VIOG

Expense ratio: IJT 0.18%; VIOG 0.10%, better
Fund size: IJT $7.45B; VIOG $1B
1Y total return: IJT +18.7%; VIOG +18.9%, better
Yield (12M): IJT 0.77%; VIOG 0.77%
Holdings: IJT 354; VIOG 354
Avg volume (30D): IJT 230K sh, better; VIOG 37.8K sh
NAV per share: IJT $164.34; VIOG $141.35
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IJT, VIOG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IJT	VIOG
Cost30% weight	D39	A74Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C44	C48Higher
Tradability15% weight	A76Higher	D27
Holdings10% weight	C53	C53
Durability5% weight	A72Higher	B57

Rank among S&P SmallCap 600 funds

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Same Category. IJT and VIOG are both graded against the same 13 S&P SmallCap 600 funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

S&P SmallCap 600⁠

Category · 13 funds

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VIOG ranks 4th and IJT 6th of 13 funds in the S&P SmallCap 600 Category.

Rank 1ASPSMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFScore 84
Rank 2AIJRiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFScore 79
Rank 3AVIOOVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETFScore 70
Rank 4BVIOGVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETFScore 66
Rank 5BSLYGState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETFScore 64
Rank 6BIJTiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETFScore 63
Rank 6BSLYVState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETFScore 63

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IJTBiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

VIOGBVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

In short

IJT Most "growth" funds are large-cap tech wearing a different label. IJT stays small: roughly 400 S&P SmallCap 600 names chosen on measures like above-average earnings and revenue growth, a job it has held since 2000.

VIOG Vanguard's growth slice of the S&P SmallCap 600, running since 2010 at 0.10% a year. Only one other ETF tracks the same index, and it charges more.

Stated mandate

IJT The fund tracks a U.S. small-cap growth index whose constituents are selected using measures such as above-average earnings and revenue growth.

VIOG The fund seeks to track the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index, which represents small U.S. growth companies.

Why people hold it

IJT Rules, not vibes. Holdings come from the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index, which selects on measures such as above-average earnings and revenue growth.ishares.com
Live since 2000 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, spread across about 400 stocks so no single name runs the show. It pays out quarterly.
It hugs its index closely and the portfolio itself is one of the sturdier builds in the growth group, landing IJT in the upper half of its peer set.

VIOG At 0.10%, it undercuts the only other fund on the same index (SLYG at 0.15%) and lands well under its peer group's 0.18% median fee.
One published index, one style slice, no manager discretion. It follows the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index closely and stands in the upper half of its S&P 600 peer group.
Live since 2010, with a record across several market cycles, and it spreads across roughly 300 small-cap growth names instead of a short list.
A multi-billion-dollar fund from Vanguard, and it pays out quarterly.

Worth knowing

IJT The 0.18% fee is middle-of-the-pack for growth ETFs and several times the large-cap options VUG (0.03%) and SCHG (0.04%), or small-cap growth rival VBK (0.05%).
Small-cap growth is the jumpier end of the market. Swings here tend to run wider than in the mega-cap growth funds that dominate the category.
Moderately traded rather than a volume machine, so spreads can be wider than on the biggest growth ETFs. Limit orders are the standard workaround.

VIOG Thinly traded next to the S&P 600's core giants, so the bid-ask spread is a bigger slice of your real cost than the expense ratio suggests.
Style slicing carries a surcharge: whole-index cousins like SPSM (0.03%) and VIOO (0.07%) cost less than owning just the growth half.
Narrow by design. The growth half of a small-cap index moves more sharply than a broad US stock fund.

Full IJT profile⁠

Full VIOG profile⁠

IJT vs VIOG Holdings

How IJT and VIOG differ

Overlap by weight

92.2%

Shared holdings make up 97.7% of IJT and 96.2% of VIOG.

Level by level

Holdings342 in both92.2%
Sector11 Sectors94.4%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile100%

Sector

Sector weights in IJT and VIOG, widest gap first
Sector	More in IJTMore in VIOG	IJT	VIOG
Technology	VIOG +3.5 points	15.0%	18.5%
Financials	IJT +1.8 points	16.1%	14.3%
Industrials	IJT +1.6 points	19.9%	18.3%
Consumer Discretionary	IJT +1.2 points	11.4%	10.2%
Consumer Staples	VIOG +1.0 points	2.5%	3.5%
Health Care	IJT +0.5 points	16.0%	15.5%
Real Estate	VIOG +0.4 points	6.5%	6.9%
Materials	VIOG +0.4 points	2.8%	3.2%
Utilities	IJT +0.3 points	1.9%	1.6%
Communication	VIOG +0.2 points	2.6%	2.8%
Energy	IJT +0.1 points	5.3%	5.2%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IJT and VIOG, widest gap first
Country	More in IJTMore in VIOG	IJT	VIOG
United States	Same weight	100.0%	100.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IJT10.1%
VIOG9.9%

Securities held

IJT350
VIOG350

Asset class

IJT: Equity
VIOG: Equity

Holdings

Only in IJT8
In both342
Only in VIOG8

Only in IJT

8 securities, 1.8% of IJT by weight

Msg Knickerbockers Class A0.65%
Workiva Class A0.40%
Freshworks Class A0.28%
Msg Rangers Class A0.23%
Avepoint Class A0.21%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc0.06%
OMNIAB INC $12.50 VESTING Prvt0.00%
OMNIAB INC $15.00 VESTING Prvt0.00%

Only in VIOG

8 securities, 3.8% of VIOG by weight

FormFactor Inc1.42%
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp0.85%
Qorvo Inc0.72%
Arcosa Inc0.56%
SLCMT11420.14%
BioLife Solutions Inc0.10%
Omniab Inc - 15 Earnout0.00%
Omniab Inc - 12.5 Earnout0.00%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 342 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in IJT and VIOG, widest gap first
Holding	More in IJTMore in VIOG	IJT	VIOG
GlaukosGKOS	IJT +0.36 points	1.17%	0.81%
Acm Research Class AACMR	VIOG +0.26 points	0.32%	0.58%
EtsyETSY	IJT +0.18 points	0.92%	0.74%
Stonex Group IncSNEX	VIOG +0.16 points	0.69%	0.85%
LiquidiaLQDA	IJT +0.13 points	0.40%	0.27%
Mirion Technologies Class AMIR	IJT +0.12 points	0.54%	0.42%
Rush Street Interactive Class ARSI	VIOG +0.12 points	0.17%	0.29%
Frontdoor IncFTDR	IJT +0.12 points	0.73%	0.61%
Karman Holdings IncKRMN	IJT +0.11 points	0.60%	0.49%
Box Inc Class ABOX	IJT +0.10 points	0.47%	0.37%
Ryman Hospitality Properties ReitRHP	IJT +0.11 points	1.10%	0.99%
MaxlinearMXL	VIOG +0.10 points	0.30%	0.40%
Powell Industries IncPOWL	VIOG +0.11 points	0.54%	0.65%
Viasat IncVSAT	IJT +0.10 points	1.28%	1.18%
Tenable Holdings IncTENB	IJT +0.10 points	0.35%	0.25%
Everus Construction GroupECG	VIOG +0.10 points	0.63%	0.73%
Urban OutfittersURBN	IJT +0.10 points	0.63%	0.53%
AxtAXTI	VIOG +0.10 points	0.23%	0.33%
CleansparkCLSK	VIOG +0.09 points	0.14%	0.23%
EnproNPO	VIOG +0.10 points	0.69%	0.79%
Casella Waste Systems Class ACWST	IJT +0.10 points	0.71%	0.61%
Onespaworld Holdings LtdOSW	IJT +0.09 points	0.37%	0.28%
AlkermesALKS	IJT +0.09 points	0.92%	0.83%
Esco TechnologiesESE	VIOG +0.10 points	0.74%	0.84%
Centrus Energy Class ALEU	VIOG +0.09 points	0.24%	0.33%
Sphere Entertainment Class ASPHR	VIOG +0.08 points	0.36%	0.44%
Tg TherapeuticsTGTX	IJT +0.09 points	1.05%	0.96%
Badger MeterBMI	IJT +0.08 points	0.52%	0.44%
Life Time Group HoldingsLTH	IJT +0.09 points	0.75%	0.66%
Laureate EducationLAUR	VIOG +0.08 points	0.51%	0.59%
Kodiak Gas Services IncKGS	VIOG +0.08 points	0.57%	0.65%
Adt IncADT	IJT +0.08 points	0.21%	0.13%
Proto LabsPRLB	VIOG +0.08 points	0.20%	0.28%
Plexus CorpPLXS	VIOG +0.07 points	0.30%	0.37%
Axcelis TechnologiesACLS	VIOG +0.08 points	0.24%	0.32%
LazardLAZ	VIOG +0.08 points	0.09%	0.17%
Arcutis BiotherapeuticsARQT	IJT +0.07 points	0.44%	0.37%
Transmedics GroupTMDX	VIOG +0.07 points	0.28%	0.35%
Remitly GlobalRELY	VIOG +0.08 points	0.26%	0.34%
Uniti Group IncUNIT	VIOG +0.07 points	0.11%	0.18%
Sensient TechnologiesSXT	VIOG +0.07 points	0.61%	0.68%
MaterionMTRN	VIOG +0.07 points	0.31%	0.38%
OpenlaneOPLN	IJT +0.06 points	0.53%	0.47%
ArganAGX	VIOG +0.07 points	0.58%	0.65%
Vse CorpVSEC	VIOG +0.06 points	0.50%	0.56%
WisdomtreeWT	VIOG +0.06 points	0.33%	0.39%
Outfront MediaOUT	IJT +0.06 points	0.46%	0.40%
AdeiaADEA	VIOG +0.05 points	0.29%	0.34%
Aci WorldwideACIW	IJT +0.05 points	0.45%	0.40%
Noble Corporation PLCNE	IJT +0.06 points	0.40%	0.34%
Shake Shack Inc Class ASHAK	IJT +0.06 points	0.34%	0.29%
Agilysys IncAGYS	IJT +0.06 points	0.36%	0.30%
Installed Building ProductsIBP	IJT +0.06 points	0.59%	0.53%
Sezzle IncSEZL	IJT +0.05 points	0.28%	0.23%
Q2 Holdings IncQTWO	IJT +0.05 points	0.32%	0.27%
Pacira BiosciencesPCRX	IJT +0.05 points	0.17%	0.12%
Ptc TherapeuticsPTCT	VIOG +0.05 points	0.61%	0.66%
Palomar HoldingsPLMR	IJT +0.05 points	0.45%	0.40%
Cavco IndustriesCVCO	IJT +0.06 points	0.58%	0.52%
Veeco InstrumentsVECO	VIOG +0.05 points	0.15%	0.20%
Herc HoldingsHRI	IJT +0.05 points	0.20%	0.15%
Pitney BowesPBI	VIOG +0.05 points	0.08%	0.13%
Pdf SolutionsPDFS	VIOG +0.04 points	0.19%	0.23%
Lyft Class ALYFT	IJT +0.05 points	0.74%	0.69%
Standex International CorpSXI	VIOG +0.04 points	0.36%	0.40%
Nmi HoldingsNMIH	IJT +0.05 points	0.39%	0.34%
Hayward HoldingsHAYW	IJT +0.05 points	0.20%	0.15%
SkywestSKYW	VIOG +0.04 points	0.24%	0.28%
Clear Secure Class AYOU	IJT +0.04 points	0.53%	0.49%
Hawkins IncHWKN	IJT +0.05 points	0.26%	0.21%
Gates Industrial PLCGTES	VIOG +0.05 points	0.39%	0.44%
BlacklineBL	IJT +0.05 points	0.20%	0.15%
Dorman ProductsDORM	IJT +0.04 points	0.45%	0.41%
Mercury Systems IncMRCY	VIOG +0.04 points	0.52%	0.56%
Concentra Group Holdings Parent InCON	IJT +0.04 points	0.29%	0.25%
Boot Barn HoldingsBOOT	IJT +0.04 points	0.48%	0.44%
Chefs Warehouse IncCHEF	VIOG +0.04 points	0.47%	0.51%
Lumen TechnologiesLUMN	VIOG +0.04 points	0.25%	0.29%
Radian GroupRDN	IJT +0.03 points	0.28%	0.25%
LIFE360LIF	IJT +0.04 points	0.44%	0.40%
Clearway Energy Inc Class CCWEN	IJT +0.04 points	0.47%	0.43%
Pediatrix Medical Group IncMD	IJT +0.04 points	0.29%	0.25%
Granite ConstructionGVA	IJT +0.03 points	0.65%	0.62%
Kontoor BrandsKTB	IJT +0.04 points	0.25%	0.21%
Waystar HoldingWAY	IJT +0.04 points	0.41%	0.37%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions CorpZWS	VIOG +0.04 points	0.80%	0.84%
VeracyteVCYT	IJT +0.04 points	0.49%	0.45%
FreshpetFRPT	IJT +0.04 points	0.25%	0.21%
Bright Horizons Family SolutionsBFAM	VIOG +0.04 points	0.21%	0.25%
GenthermTHRM	IJT +0.04 points	0.09%	0.05%
Adma BiologicsADMA	IJT +0.04 points	0.31%	0.27%
ProgynyPGNY	IJT +0.03 points	0.27%	0.24%
Alarm.com HoldingsALRM	IJT +0.03 points	0.22%	0.19%
NetstreitNTST	VIOG +0.03 points	0.07%	0.10%
TeradataTDC	IJT +0.03 points	0.22%	0.19%
Helmerich & PayneHP	IJT +0.04 points	0.26%	0.22%
Arcus BiosciencesRCUS	VIOG +0.03 points	0.15%	0.18%
Healthcare Services GroupHCSG	IJT +0.03 points	0.20%	0.17%
Macerich ReitMAC	IJT +0.03 points	0.43%	0.40%
Ringcentral Class ARNG	IJT +0.03 points	0.43%	0.40%

All 361 IJT holdings⁠All 341 VIOG holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

IJT vs VIOG Cost

Overpaying IJT vs VIOG

$1,643

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

IJT 0.18%
$3,749
VIOG 0.10%
$2,106

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IJT 0.18%
VIOG 0.10%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IJT	VIOG	Overpaying
10	$328	$183	$145
20	$1,281	$717	$564
30	$3,749	$2,106	$1,643

Expense ratio

0.18%IJT
0.10%VIOG, cheaper

VIOG0.10%IJT0.18%

0.03%0.59%

Middle half of S&P SmallCap 600 funds
Median 0.15%

VIOG 4th cheapest of 13 funds

IJT 8th cheapest of 13 funds

IJT vs VIOG Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): IJT 0.77%; VIOG 0.77%
Payout (12M): IJT $1.26; VIOG $1.09
Last payment: IJT $0.36; VIOG $0.26
Ex-dividend: IJT Sep 15, 2026; VIOG Sep 28, 2026
Paid on: IJT Sep 18, 2026; VIOG Sep 30, 2026
Frequency: IJT Quarterly; VIOG Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IJTQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll IJT payments⁠

VIOGQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VIOG payments⁠

IJT vs VIOG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

IJT
VIOG

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IJT 19.0%VIOG 19.0%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IJT 0.71VIOG 0.71
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IJT −29.2%VIOG −29.2%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IJT 1.06VIOG 1.06; Market = 1

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