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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 XOP: how they differ

IWC is an equity index fund and XOP a commodity fund, and over the year XOP returned more, +52.4% against +31.3%.

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

IWC and XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
XOP
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isRussell MicrocapSPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year+31.3%+52.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+13.8 pts+34.9 pts
Expense rationot published0.35%
Holdingsnot filed51

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.

XOP in plain words

XOP is a commodity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +52.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 26.8% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or XOP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and XOP returned +52.4%, so XOP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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IWC against XOP, 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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