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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 IYW: how they differ

IWC and IYW are both equity index funds, and over the year IYW returned more, +34.9% against +31.3%.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and iShares U.S. Technology ETF.

IWC and IYW on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
IYW
iShares U.S. Technology ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isRussell MicrocapU.S. Technology
Total return, 1 year+31.3%+34.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.8 pts+17.4 pts
Expense rationot published0.37%
Holdingsnot filed139

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.

IYW in plain words

IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or IYW?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and IYW returned +34.9%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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IWC against IYW, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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