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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 VTI: how they differ

IWC and VTI are both equity index funds, and over the year IWC returned more, +31.3% against +17.2%.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

IWC and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
VTI
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isRussell MicrocapUS total market
Total return, 1 year+31.3%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.8 pts−0.3 pts
Expense rationot published0.03%
Holdingsnot filed3531

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.

VTI in plain words

VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or VTI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and VTI returned +17.2%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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