IJJ ETF — iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF (IJJ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

IJJ is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 1.64%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.66%, its expense ratio is 0.18%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 94/100 (Safe). Total return is 1153.2% over the past 26.2 years, 398.0 points ahead of SPY at 755.2%.

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF tracks the performance of mid-capitalization value stocks in the U.S. equity market, investing at least eighty percent of its assets in the component securities of its index. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly and charges an expense ratio of 0.18%.

IJJ performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 1153.2% over the past 26.2 years, 398.0 points ahead of SPY at 755.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 12.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.6%.

IJJ key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

94 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.54%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/24/2000

Expense ratio

0.18%

Distribution rate

1.64%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.66%

Last close

$141.41 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$8,447,330,859

Average volume

234300.0

Dividend

$0.581

Ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Payment date

09/18/2026

Beta

0.94

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.64%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.66%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

IJJ risks and drawbacks

IJJ's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.6%.

Who may consider IJJ — and who may not

IJJ may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (IJJ pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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