iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

IJJ

Market cap $8.44B

Smallcaps - both growth and value - have started to outperform. Given the move in the Russell, I thought more energy would be in the index, but the sector is less than 5% of the index.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Mid Cap Value segment of the US equity market, the iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on July 24, 2000.

State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF focuses on smaller stocks while iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF targets the mid-cap market segment. iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF has historically exhibited lower volatility and a shallower maximum drawdown over the past five years.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF provides exposure to a broader basket of holdings at a significantly lower expense ratio than iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF outperformed iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF on a total return basis over the last year and five years.

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF is a passively managed ETF offering exposure to inexpensive equities selected from the S&P 400. Heavy in financials, IJJ has a 1.2x larger earnings yield compared to IJH yet a much smaller forward EPS growth rate and issues on the quality front to boot. I rate IJJ a Hold, as its value characteristics, small exposure to growth, and a slight tilt toward low volatility may hinder it from keeping pace with IVV.

The iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ) was launched on July 24, 2000, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Mid Cap Value segment of the US equity market.

VBR carries a much lower expense ratio than IJJ and holds a broader basket of small-cap value stocks. IJJ tilts more heavily toward financials and mid-cap companies, with slightly less volatility over five years.

IJJ holds fewer stocks and focuses on mid-caps, while ISCV targets a much broader small-cap universe. ISCV charges a lower fee and offers a slightly higher yield than IJJ.

SLYV and IJJ both focus on value stocks, but SLYV tilts small-cap while IJJ targets the mid-cap segment. IJJ carries a slightly higher expense ratio and lower dividend yield than SLYV, but has delivered stronger five-year growth with less drawdown.

IWN has outperformed IJJ over the last 12 months, but IJJ has had better long-term growth. IJJ has a slightly lower expense ratio and offers a marginally higher dividend yield than IWN.