Key Highlights

  • The fund holds 99.97% in the iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, which tracks the S&P SmallCap 600.
  • Companies below $1 billion in market capitalisation make up 99.50% of the look-through exposure.
  • The management fee is 0.08% and the fund size is $827.81 million.
  • The October 2026 distribution of $0.596 is lower than the $0.824 paid in July.

iShares S&P Small-Cap ETF (ASX:IJR) seeks to achieve its objective by tracking the performance of the S&P SmallCap 600 Net TR Index in Australian dollars. The fund was admitted to the ASX on 10 October 2007 and last traded at $198.14 on 13 October 2026. It reports a fund size of $827.81 million.

Detail

Information

Ticker

ASX:IJR

Fund

iShares S&P Small-Cap ETF

Category

Equity North America

Benchmark

S&P SmallCap 600 TR AUD

Fund size

$827.81 million

Management fee

0.08%

Underlying fund

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, 99.97%

ASX admission date

10 October 2007

Structure and company size

The fund holds almost all of its assets in one underlying fund and lists four holdings in total. Companies between $500 million and $1 billion in market capitalisation account for 51.61% of the look-through exposure and those below $500 million for 47.89%. Only 0.49% sits above $1 billion, against 91.10% for the category.

Cash is 0.38% and stocks 99.62%. Reported turnover is 0.68%.

Sector and country exposure

Financial Services holds 17.15%, against 6.67% for the category, followed by Technology at 15.96% and Industrials at 15.59%. Consumer Cyclical is 12.35%, Healthcare 10.92%, Real Estate 7.27% and Energy 6.33%. Communication Services is 3.53%, well below the 15.22% category weighting.

The United States accounts for 99.38% of the fund, Puerto Rico 0.45%, Singapore 0.13% and Hong Kong 0.04%.

Fee, risk and distributions

The management fee is 0.08% a year. The fund reports a beta of 0.53 and a standard deviation of 14.06. The interim distribution of $0.596 per unit had an ex-date of 29 September 2026, a record date of 30 September and payment on 9 October, equal to an annual yield of 1.19%.

That is lower than the $0.824 paid in July and $0.724 in January, but higher than the $0.218 in April and $0.560 in October 2025.

Category classification and liquidity

Morningstar places the fund in the Equity North America category, which covers funds investing primarily in the securities of companies listed in the United States and Canada, which typically account for at least 75% of the portfolio.

Liquidity indicators add a further view. There are 4,198,055 units on issue, and average daily trading volume is 6,973 units. Over the five sessions from 7 to 13 October 2026, daily volume ranged from 1,700 to 3,700 units, with 1,776 recorded on 13 October while the market was still open. The bid-offer range stood at $197.15 to $207.00, and the day range at $197.51 to $198.22. These figures change through the trading day and reflect market activity rather than the fund's holdings.

Recent announcements

The issuer lodged monthly applications, redemptions and units-on-issue details on 7 October, Components of Distributions on 1 October, and distribution reinvestment plan prices, the final distribution announcement and a revised estimate on 29 September.

Final Takeaway

IJR gives access to US small companies at a 0.08% fee, with almost the entire portfolio below $1 billion in market capitalisation. Trading volume is light, and the October distribution was below July's. These details describe structure only.