Is IJR a good investment?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) is a US small-cap ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IJR 4.3 out of 10 — highest on Valuation (7.2), lowest on Quality (1.4). It trades at 17.9 times earnings, against its own median of 17.3. Its ten largest holdings are 7% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is IJR rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) 4.3 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) 4.3 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.3 / 10
Growth: 5.5 / 10
Valuation: 7.2 / 10
Risk: 2.8 / 10
Quality: 1.4 / 10
Return: 4.1 / 10

What is IJR's expense ratio? 0.06% a year

As of September 11, 2026, IJR charges 0.06% a year, yields 1.62% and holds $110.0B in assets across 608 positions.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) — cost, income and size
Measure	IJR
Expense ratio	0.06%
Dividend yield	1.62%
Assets under management	$110.0B
Holdings	608

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in IJR's data

U.S. small-cap stocks, weighted by market size.

Earns more on its operations than the typical small-cap fund — a sign of better business quality.

EBITDA margin of 20.5% sits above the peer median of 19.6% and its own three-year average of 18.3%. The fund charges 0.06% a year.

A broad small-cap allocation that tilts toward companies with better operating efficiency.

Why did IJR move this week? It fell 1.8% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Paycom Software and Etsy drove it

IJR fell 1.8% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Paycom Software (−9.0%), Etsy (−11.3%) and Glaukos (−7.3%); Formfactor (+18.8%) pushed the other way.

Is IJR expensive right now? It trades at 17.9 times earnings, against its own median of 17.3

As of September 11, 2026, IJR is more expensive than 59% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 67 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside IJR? 15% Tech

What's inside IJR: Size (Large 0%, Mid 36%, Small 64%); Geography (International 3%, US 97%); Tech 15.0%; AI 0.4%; Semiconductors 3.5%; Memory 1.3%.

What are IJR's top holdings? The ten largest are 7% of the fund

Corcept Therapeutics, Viasat, Glaukos, Formfactor, Brinker International, Protagonist Therapeutics, Jackson Financial, Element Solutions, Paycom Software and Match are IJR's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 61% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of IJR's weight sits in its 148 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 357 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/ijr