iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

IJT

Market cap $6.81B

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Small Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, look no further than the iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on July 24, 2000.

ISCG charges a significantly lower expense ratio than IJT, helping to reduce long-term costs. ISCG holds nearly three times as many stocks as IJT but has a history of volatility with a deeper five-year drawdown.

Lee Financial added 55,677 shares of IJT; estimated trade size was $7.86 million based on quarterly average prices. Quarter-end value of the new IJT position was $7.86 million, reflecting the initial acquisition.

TBH Global Asset Management bought 113,339 shares of IJT in the fourth quarter; the estimated trade size was $16.04 million based on quarterly average prices. Meanwhile, the quarter-end position value rose by $10.62 million, reflecting both new shares and stock price movement.

The Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF charges a lower expense ratio than the iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF. VBK has outperformed on one-year returns but experienced a deeper max drawdown over the past five years.

IJT charges about half the ongoing fees of RZG and has a much larger asset base RZG outpaced IJT over the past year, but IJT showed a smaller drawdown and higher five-year growth. IJT holds nearly triple the number of stocks, with a slightly greater technology tilt than RZG.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF tracks a portfolio of small-cap growth securities. Its expense ratio is 0.18%, and the fund has $6.5B in assets under management. IJT shareholders benefit from its components' current 17% estimated earnings growth rate and its 20x P/E ratio. This mix is arguably more attractive than IVW, its large-cap counterpart. IJT also has 30% less tech exposure than IVW, with the fund counting Industrials and Health Care as its two other top sectors. This composition is beneficial if markets broaden.

For the first time since 2022, “value” has started to outperform “growth,” and it's started in the small-cap asset class. “Growth” has smoked “value” for the last 12 quarters in terms of total return, and growth beat value across all three asset classes (large, mid and small-cap) for those 12 quarters until this last quarter of 2025.

Launched on July 24, 2000, the iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Small Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.

Launched on July 24, 2000, the iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Small Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.