US small-cap ETFs
VB vs IJR.
Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (CRSP US Small Cap) against iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (S&P SmallCap 600) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
Performance · total returndaily bars · as of 2026-07-16
| VB | IJR | SPREAD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTD (cumulative) | — | +23.0% | — |
| 1Y CAGR | — | +33.7% | — |
| 3Y CAGR | — | +15.0% | — |
| 5Y CAGR | — | +8.36% | — |
| 10Y CAGR | — | +10.9% | — |
| Since inception CAGR | — | +10.2% | — |
Total return: dividend- and split-adjusted daily closes (distributions reinvested). Spread is VB minus IJR. IJR since-inception measured from first available bar May 26, 2000. Since-inception spans differ — compare that row with care.
Fund facts
| VB | IJR | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF |
| Category | Small Blend | Small Blend |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| Assets (AUM) | $188.6B | $111.3B |
| Dividend yield | 1.19% | 1.11% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 593K | 4.0M |
| Inception | January 26, 2004 | May 22, 2000 |
| Benchmark proxy | S&P 500 | S&P SmallCap 600 |
VB costs 0.03 pp less per year — about $3.00 per $10,000 invested.
Holdings overlaptop-25 holdings · coverage VB 4.3% · IJR 7.4%
0.0%of portfolio weight overlaps0 shared of top 10
Sum of min(weight in each fund) across shared tickers — the standard fund-overlap measure. Computed on the top 25 holdings each fund reports, so it is a lower bound; the coverage figures show how much of each fund those top holdings represent.
Sector tilt VB IJR
Industrials19.9% / 15.6%+4.4pp
Technology17.9% / 15.5%+2.4pp
Financial Services12.4% / 17.0%-4.7pp
Consumer Cyclical
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ALAN GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE · alanglobalintelligence.comdaily bars as of 2026-07-16 · fund facts · issuer-verified · holdings · fund data provider
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