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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% 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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BSV vs IWC: how they differ

BSV and IWC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IWC returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares Micro-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and IWC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSV	Only in IWC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	CAREDX 0.61%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.59%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.58%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	OUSTER 0.52%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.48%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	INTERFACE 0.47%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	MBX BIOSCIENCES 0.45%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

BSV and IWC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	Russell Microcap
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+31.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	not published
Holdings	3185	1252

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% 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.

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, BSV or IWC?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% 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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