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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 MOAT: how they differ

IWC and MOAT are both equity index funds, and over the year IWC returned more, +31.3% against +11.3%.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.

IWC and MOAT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanEck
What it isRussell MicrocapMorningstar Wide Moat
Total return, 1 year+31.3%+11.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.8 pts−6.2 pts
Expense rationot published0.46%
Holdingsnot filed55

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.

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or MOAT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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IWC against MOAT, 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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