ETF comparison
IJS vs VYM
US Small Cap vs Dividend.
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF · Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
143 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IJS and VYM would leave roughly 1.8% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VYM is 14 bps cheaper than IJS. On a $100,000 position that's about $140/yr more in fees for IJS.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with IJS vs VYM.
Top shared holdings
143 shared in total| # | Holding | In IJS | In VYM | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATCH GROUP INC | 0.95% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| 2 | EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY | 0.82% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 3 | JACKSON FINANCIAL INC | 0.60% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 4 | LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP | 0.65% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 5 | SM ENERGY COMPANY | 0.64% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 6 | LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS INC | 0.64% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 7 | CONAGRA BRANDS INC | 0.67% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| 8 | ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP | 0.65% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| 9 | POOL CORP | 0.74% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| 10 | MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS CORP | 0.51% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| 11 | LKQ CORP | 0.72% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
| 12 | MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC | 0.20% | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Only in IJS
318 total- MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC 1.28%
- CARMAX INC 0.81%
- VICTORIA'S SECRET & COMPANY 0.71%
- ENPHASE ENERGY INC 0.70%
- ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS INC 0.69%
- MOHAWK INDUSTRIES INC 0.67%
- CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC 0.66%
- MAXLINEAR INC 0.66%
- MATSON INC 0.62%
- TELEFLEX INC 0.60%
Only in VYM
461 total- Broadcom Inc 7.35%
- JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.82%
- ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.63%
- Johnson & Johnson 2.51%
- Cisco Systems Inc 1.86%
- AbbVie Inc 1.80%
- Bank of America Corp 1.66%
- UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.52%
- Caterpillar Inc 1.50%
- Chevron Corp 1.48%
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- IJS vs SCHD · Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF 1.1%
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More comparisons with VYM
- VYM vs VIOV · Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index Fund ETF Shares 1.7%
- VYM vs IJK · iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF 1.7%
- VYM vs VBK · Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF 1.5%
- VYM vs CALF · Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF 1.4%
- VYM vs IWO · iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF 1.0%
- VYM vs VIOG · Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Index Fund ETF Shares 0.8%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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