IJT vs VIOO: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

IJTBNasdaq

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF

VIOOANYSE Arca

Overlap

60.1%by weight

Expense ratio

VIOO −0.11pt a year

IJT0.18%VIOO0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

IJT 2.8×the volume

IJT230KVIOO82.7K

10Y return · a year

IJT +0.2pt

IJT+10.8%VIOO+10.6%

IJT vs VIOO Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+27.3%IJT+34.5%VIOO

Expense ratio: IJT 0.18%; VIOO 0.07%, better
Fund size: IJT $7.45B; VIOO $6.1B
1Y total return: IJT +18.7%; VIOO +20.8%, better
Yield (12M): IJT 0.77%; VIOO 1.15%, better
Holdings: IJT 354; VIOO 610
Avg volume (30D): IJT 230K sh, better; VIOO 82.7K sh
NAV per share: IJT $164.34; VIOO $130.53
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IJT, VIOO, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IJT	VIOO
Cost30% weight	D39	A82Higher
Mission25% weight	A100Higher	A83
Risk15% weight	C44	C53Higher
Tradability15% weight	A76Higher	D31
Holdings10% weight	C53	A86Higher
Durability5% weight	A72	A74Higher

Rank among S&P SmallCap 600 funds

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Same Category. IJT and VIOO 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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VIOO ranks 3rd 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

VIOOAVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 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.

VIOO Vanguard's version of the S&P SmallCap 600: it owns all of the index's roughly 600 names at index weight, no sampling shortcuts, for 0.07% a year. That is well under half the typical fee among S&P 600 index funds, and it has been running since 2010.

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.

VIOO The fund is a passively managed, full-replication ETF designed to follow the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, which represents small U.S. companies. It holds the index constituents in the same capitalization weights.

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.

VIOO Charges 0.07% a year against a peer-group median near 0.18% for funds built on the same small-cap index.
Full replication, not sampling: it holds about 600 index constituents at their index weights, and it tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 very closely.
Trading since 2010 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund, it ranks among the stronger implementations in its S&P 600 peer group.

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.

VIOO Two rivals on the identical index undercut it: SPSM at 0.03% and IJR at 0.06%. Thin gaps, but gaps that compound.
Moderately traded rather than the volume leader of the trio, so spreads carry more weight on big or rushed orders.
This is undiluted small-cap equity. The mandate is to mirror that index, bumps included, not to smooth it out.

Full IJT profile⁠

Full VIOO profile⁠

IJT vs VIOO Holdings

How IJT and VIOO differ

Overlap by weight

60.1%

Shared holdings make up 97.7% of IJT and 61.4% of VIOO.

Level by level

Holdings342 in both60.1%
Sector11 Sectors90.4%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile100%

Sector

Sector weights in IJT and VIOO, widest gap first
Sector	More in IJTMore in VIOO	IJT	VIOO
Health Care	IJT +5.1 points	16.0%	10.9%
Industrials	IJT +4.3 points	19.9%	15.6%
Consumer Staples	VIOO +2.1 points	2.5%	4.6%
Materials	VIOO +1.8 points	2.8%	4.6%
Financials	VIOO +1.0 points	16.1%	17.1%
Energy	VIOO +1.0 points	5.3%	6.3%
Technology	VIOO +1.0 points	15.0%	16.0%
Consumer Discretionary	VIOO +1.0 points	11.4%	12.4%
Communication	VIOO +0.9 points	2.6%	3.5%
Real Estate	VIOO +0.8 points	6.5%	7.3%
Utilities	IJT +0.2 points	1.9%	1.7%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

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

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IJT10.1%
VIOO5.3%

Securities held

IJT350
VIOO604

Asset class

IJT: Equity
VIOO: Equity

Holdings

Only in IJT8
In both342
Only in VIOO262

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 VIOO

262 securities, 38.4% of VIOO by weight

FormFactor Inc0.68%
Qorvo Inc0.54%
Match Group Inc0.53%
Paycom Software Inc0.49%
Jackson Financial Inc0.47%
SM Energy Co0.47%
CarMax Inc0.45%
SLCMT11420.43%
Eastman Chemical Co0.43%
Arcosa Inc0.42%
Victoria's Secret & Co0.41%
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp0.40%
Lincoln National Corp0.40%
Matson Inc0.38%
Conagra Brands Inc0.37%
Mohawk Industries Inc0.37%
Builders FirstSource Inc0.36%
Caesars Entertainment Inc0.35%
Pool Corp0.34%
Molson Coors Beverage Co0.34%
LKQ Corp0.33%
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc0.33%
EPAM Systems Inc0.32%
Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp0.32%
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp0.31%
Teleflex Inc0.31%
Trade Desk Inc/The0.30%
Rithm Capital Corp0.29%
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc0.29%
Vishay Intertechnology Inc0.27%
Insight Enterprises Inc0.27%
Celanese Corp0.26%
Diodes Inc0.26%
Eastern Bankshares Inc0.26%
Versant Media Group Inc0.26%
Delek US Holdings Inc0.25%
Enphase Energy Inc0.25%
Fulton Financial Corp0.25%
Rush Enterprises Inc0.25%
Integer Holdings Corp0.25%
Core Natural Resources Inc0.25%
Patterson-UTI Energy Inc0.24%
California Resources Corp0.24%
Meritage Homes Corp0.24%
Signet Jewelers Ltd0.23%
United Community Banks Inc/GA0.23%
Cathay General Bancorp0.23%
GEO Group Inc/The0.23%
MDU Resources Group Inc0.23%
Campbell's Company/The0.22%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 342 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in IJT and VIOO, widest gap first
Holding	More in IJTMore in VIOO	IJT	VIOO
Viasat IncVSAT	IJT +0.72 points	1.28%	0.56%
Ryman Hospitality Properties ReitRHP	IJT +0.63 points	1.10%	0.47%
GlaukosGKOS	IJT +0.61 points	1.17%	0.56%
Protagonist TherapeuticsPTGX	IJT +0.60 points	1.13%	0.53%
Tg TherapeuticsTGTX	IJT +0.59 points	1.05%	0.46%
AlkermesALKS	IJT +0.58 points	0.92%	0.34%
EtsyETSY	IJT +0.57 points	0.92%	0.35%
Armstrong World IndustriesAWI	IJT +0.45 points	0.85%	0.40%
Federal Signal CorpFSS	IJT +0.44 points	0.83%	0.39%
Frontdoor IncFTDR	IJT +0.44 points	0.73%	0.29%
Ligand PharmaceuticalsLGND	IJT +0.42 points	0.78%	0.36%
Casella Waste Systems Class ACWST	IJT +0.42 points	0.71%	0.29%
Lyft Class ALYFT	IJT +0.41 points	0.74%	0.33%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions CorpZWS	IJT +0.40 points	0.80%	0.40%
Urban OutfittersURBN	IJT +0.38 points	0.63%	0.25%
Karman Holdings IncKRMN	IJT +0.37 points	0.60%	0.23%
Jbt MarelJBTM	IJT +0.36 points	0.68%	0.32%
ArchrockAROC	IJT +0.36 points	0.67%	0.31%
Granite ConstructionGVA	IJT +0.36 points	0.65%	0.29%
Esco TechnologiesESE	IJT +0.34 points	0.74%	0.40%
Mirion Technologies Class AMIR	IJT +0.34 points	0.54%	0.20%
Axos FinancialAX	IJT +0.34 points	0.62%	0.28%
Installed Building ProductsIBP	IJT +0.34 points	0.59%	0.25%
ImpinjPI	IJT +0.33 points	0.63%	0.30%
Cavco IndustriesCVCO	IJT +0.33 points	0.58%	0.25%
EnproNPO	IJT +0.31 points	0.69%	0.38%
Badger MeterBMI	IJT +0.31 points	0.52%	0.21%
OpenlaneOPLN	IJT +0.31 points	0.53%	0.22%
Life Time Group HoldingsLTH	IJT +0.31 points	0.75%	0.44%
Clear Secure Class AYOU	IJT +0.30 points	0.53%	0.23%
International SeawaysINSW	IJT +0.29 points	0.56%	0.27%
Ptc TherapeuticsPTCT	IJT +0.30 points	0.61%	0.31%
Solaris Energy Infrastructure IncSEI	IJT +0.29 points	0.56%	0.27%
Stonex Group IncSNEX	IJT +0.28 points	0.69%	0.41%
Everus Construction GroupECG	IJT +0.28 points	0.63%	0.35%
Enova InternationalENVA	IJT +0.28 points	0.52%	0.24%
Sensient TechnologiesSXT	IJT +0.29 points	0.61%	0.32%
Virtu Financial Inc Class AVIRT	IJT +0.28 points	0.55%	0.27%
ArganAGX	IJT +0.27 points	0.58%	0.31%
LiquidiaLQDA	IJT +0.27 points	0.40%	0.13%
Boot Barn HoldingsBOOT	IJT +0.27 points	0.48%	0.21%
Construction Partners Class AROAD	IJT +0.27 points	0.52%	0.25%
VeracyteVCYT	IJT +0.28 points	0.49%	0.21%
TidewaterTDW	IJT +0.27 points	0.49%	0.22%
CovistaCVSA	IJT +0.27 points	0.51%	0.24%
Arcutis BiotherapeuticsARQT	IJT +0.26 points	0.44%	0.18%
Myr Group IncMYRG	IJT +0.27 points	0.53%	0.26%
Clearway Energy Inc Class CCWEN	IJT +0.26 points	0.47%	0.21%
Kodiak Gas Services IncKGS	IJT +0.26 points	0.57%	0.31%
PricesmartPSMT	IJT +0.26 points	0.51%	0.25%
Indivior Pharmaceuticals IncINDV	IJT +0.25 points	0.50%	0.25%
Palomar HoldingsPLMR	IJT +0.26 points	0.45%	0.19%
Dorman ProductsDORM	IJT +0.26 points	0.45%	0.19%
Mercury Systems IncMRCY	IJT +0.25 points	0.52%	0.27%
Azz IncAZZ	IJT +0.26 points	0.49%	0.23%
Pjt Partners Class APJT	IJT +0.25 points	0.46%	0.21%
AarAIR	IJT +0.25 points	0.48%	0.23%
LIFE360LIF	IJT +0.25 points	0.44%	0.19%
Primoris ServicesPRIM	IJT +0.24 points	0.47%	0.23%
Onespaworld Holdings LtdOSW	IJT +0.24 points	0.37%	0.13%
Powell Industries IncPOWL	IJT +0.23 points	0.54%	0.31%
Vse CorpVSEC	IJT +0.23 points	0.50%	0.27%
Waystar HoldingWAY	IJT +0.23 points	0.41%	0.18%
Laureate EducationLAUR	IJT +0.23 points	0.51%	0.28%
Chefs Warehouse IncCHEF	IJT +0.23 points	0.47%	0.24%
Nmi HoldingsNMIH	IJT +0.23 points	0.39%	0.16%
Brady Nonvoting Class ABRC	IJT +0.23 points	0.44%	0.21%
Stepstone Group Class ASTEP	IJT +0.22 points	0.43%	0.21%
Agilysys IncAGYS	IJT +0.22 points	0.36%	0.14%
AtricureATRC	IJT +0.21 points	0.38%	0.17%
Shake Shack Inc Class ASHAK	IJT +0.21 points	0.34%	0.14%
Box Inc Class ABOX	IJT +0.20 points	0.47%	0.27%
Osi SystemsOSIS	IJT +0.20 points	0.37%	0.17%
Dave Class ADAVE	IJT +0.20 points	0.39%	0.19%
Terreno Realty ReitTRNO	IJT +0.19 points	0.60%	0.41%
Curbline PropertiesCURB	IJT +0.19 points	0.36%	0.17%
Privia Health Group IncPRVA	IJT +0.18 points	0.33%	0.15%
The Vita Coco CompanyCOCO	IJT +0.19 points	0.35%	0.16%
Outfront MediaOUT	IJT +0.18 points	0.46%	0.28%
Adma BiologicsADMA	IJT +0.18 points	0.31%	0.13%
Mercury GeneralMCY	IJT +0.18 points	0.33%	0.15%
St JoeJOE	IJT +0.17 points	0.32%	0.15%
Sezzle IncSEZL	IJT +0.17 points	0.28%	0.11%
Acadia PharmaceuticalsACAD	IJT +0.17 points	0.32%	0.15%
Aci WorldwideACIW	IJT +0.16 points	0.45%	0.29%
Pediatrix Medical Group IncMD	IJT +0.17 points	0.29%	0.12%
Digi InternationalDGII	IJT +0.16 points	0.33%	0.17%
Cal Maine FoodsCALM	IJT +0.17 points	0.34%	0.17%
Standex International CorpSXI	IJT +0.17 points	0.36%	0.19%
Acadian Asset ManagementAAMI	IJT +0.16 points	0.32%	0.16%
ProgynyPGNY	IJT +0.16 points	0.27%	0.11%
National Healthcare CorpNHC	IJT +0.16 points	0.32%	0.16%
Acushnet Holdings CorpGOLF	IJT +0.15 points	0.28%	0.13%
SiriuspointSPNT	IJT +0.15 points	0.29%	0.14%
Liveramp Holdings IncRAMP	IJT +0.15 points	0.28%	0.13%
Red Rock Resorts Ors Class ARRR	IJT +0.15 points	0.29%	0.14%
MaxlinearMXL	VIOO +0.14 points	0.30%	0.44%
WisdomtreeWT	IJT +0.14 points	0.33%	0.19%
Sphere Entertainment Class ASPHR	IJT +0.15 points	0.36%	0.21%
Essential Properties Realty TrustEPRT	IJT +0.15 points	0.47%	0.32%

All 361 IJT holdings⁠All 604 VIOO 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 VIOO Cost

Overpaying IJT vs VIOO

$2,269

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

IJT 0.18%
$3,749
VIOO 0.07%
$1,480

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IJT 0.18%
VIOO 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IJT	VIOO	Overpaying
10	$328	$128	$200
20	$1,281	$503	$778
30	$3,749	$1,480	$2,269

Expense ratio

0.18%IJT
0.07%VIOO, cheaper

VIOO0.07%IJT0.18%

0.03%0.59%

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

VIOO 3rd cheapest of 13 funds

IJT 8th cheapest of 13 funds

IJT vs VIOO Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): IJT 0.77%; VIOO 1.15%, better
Payout (12M): IJT $1.26; VIOO $1.51
Last payment: IJT $0.36; VIOO $1.51
Ex-dividend: IJT Sep 15, 2026; VIOO Dec 22, 2025
Paid on: IJT Sep 18, 2026; VIOO Dec 24, 2025
Frequency: IJT Quarterly; VIOO Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IJTQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll IJT payments⁠

VIOOAnnual · 9 paymentsAll VIOO payments⁠

IJT vs VIOO Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

IJT
VIOO

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IJT 19.0%VIOO 18.8%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IJT 0.71VIOO 0.75, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IJT −29.2%VIOO −27.9%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IJT 1.06VIOO 1.04; Market = 1

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