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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 MAGS: how they differ

IWC and MAGS are both equity index funds, and over the year IWC returned more, +31.3% against +14.4%.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF.

IWC and MAGS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
MAGS
Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesRoundhill
What it isRussell MicrocapMagnificent Seven
Total return, 1 year+31.3%+14.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.8 pts−3.1 pts
Expense rationot published0.30%
Holdingsnot filed9

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.

MAGS in plain words

MAGS is an index equity fund tracking the Magnificent Seven. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 26% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 9 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or MAGS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and MAGS returned +14.4%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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IWC against MAGS, 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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