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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 SPSB: how they differ

IWC is an equity index fund and SPSB a bond index fund, and over the year IWC returned more, +31.3% against +2.5%.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

IWC and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
SPSB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isRussell MicrocapSPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year+31.3%+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.8 pts−15.1 pts
Expense rationot published0.04%
Holdingsnot filed1599

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.

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or SPSB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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IWC against SPSB, 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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