Which returned more over the last year, BND or IWC?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and IWC returned +31.3%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BND vs IWC: how they differ

BND is a bond index fund and IWC an equity index fund, and over the year IWC returned more, +31.3% against −0.7%.

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

BND and IWC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Russell Microcap
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	+31.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	+13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	not published
Holdings	not filed	1252

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% 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. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

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. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1252 positions, with the top ten at 5.1%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or IWC?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and IWC returned +31.3%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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