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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWC vs IWD: how they differ

IWC and IWD are both equity index funds, and over the year IWC returned more, +31.3% against +27.4%.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

IWC and IWD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
IWD
iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isRussell MicrocapRussell 1000 value
Total return, 1 year+31.3%+27.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.8 pts+9.9 pts
Expense rationot published0.18%
Holdingsnot filed870

IWC in plain words

IWC is an index equity fund tracking the Russell Microcap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IWD in plain words

IWD is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 870 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or IWD?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and IWD returned +27.4%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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