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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% 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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IGSB vs IWC: how they differ

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

iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Micro-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGSB 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 IGSB	Only in IWC
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%	CAREDX 0.61%
EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%	SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%	NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.59%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%	PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.58%
BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%	OUSTER 0.52%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.48%
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%	INTERFACE 0.47%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%	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 Sep 10, 2026.

IGSB and IWC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond	Russell Microcap
Total return, 1 year	+1.7%	+31.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−15.8 pts	+13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	not published
Holdings	4496	1252

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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, IGSB or IWC?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.7% 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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IGSB against IWC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 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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