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IJT · Analysis updated Nov 10, 2026, 6:00 PM ET
Why is iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (IJT) stock moving?
No news items or SEC filings were found for IJT in the 14-day and 45-day windows, so this view rests only on the 30-day price and volume data. The ETF closed at $165.56 on Nov 10, up about 3% from $161.80 on Oct 22 and in the upper part of its recent range. On Nov 5 it fell about 4.3% from $167.32 to $160.13 on heavy trading, with 15,599 trades against a typical 1,800 to 3,000, and the intraday low of $159.45 on Nov 6 came close to that Nov 5 low. Buyers stepped in around $160 both times, and the stock recovered to $166.42 on Nov 9. Upside has stalled near $167 to $169, where the Nov 4 high of $168.81 sits. With no company-specific or sector catalyst in the data, the outlook is roughly balanced, with only a slight lean from the recent recovery.
About iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
IJT is a BlackRock iShares index fund, launched in 2000, that holds roughly 350 small US companies picked from the S&P SmallCap 600 because they show growth traits. It is the oldest of three ETFs tracking this index. Because the S&P 600 only admits companies that meet a profitability test, it tends to hold more established small companies than funds based on the Russell 2000.
How the fund works
The fund passively tracks the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index. That index picks stocks from the S&P 600 using three-year earnings growth, sales growth and 12-month price momentum, then weights them by company size. Holdings are spread widely, with the top 10 making up only about 10% of assets. The largest sectors are industrials and technology (about 19-20% each), followed by healthcare and financials. The expense ratio is 0.18% per year, assets are approximately $7.5 billion, and the fund pays small dividends every quarter (yield under 1%). There is no leverage. Main risks: small-company stocks swing more than large ones, and the index is periodically rebalanced into growth names.
What usually moves IJT
- Interest rates and Federal Reserve policy
- US economic growth and the domestic business cycle
- Investor appetite for risk and small caps
- Earnings trends at small industrial, tech and healthcare companies
- Credit conditions and borrowing costs for smaller firms