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

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IJT vs IWC: how they differ

IJT and IWC hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and IWC returned more over the year.

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF and iShares Micro-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJT and IWC hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJT and IWC both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIJTIWC
ELLINGTON FINANCIAL0.19%0.38%
ARLO TECHNOLOGIES0.17%0.33%
INTERFACE0.13%0.47%
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC0.13%0.58%
PREFERRED BANK0.12%0.16%
LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC0.12%0.23%
REX AMERICAN RESOURCES0.10%0.29%
NATIONAL PRESTO INDUSTRIES INC0.09%0.19%
COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL0.09%0.18%
BIOLIFE SOLUTIONS0.08%0.35%
QUINSTREET INC0.08%0.24%
UNITED FIRE GROUP INC0.07%0.28%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJTOnly in IWC
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 1.29%CAREDX 0.61%
VIASAT INC 1.19%SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 1.09%NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.59%
PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 1.03%OUSTER 0.52%
FORMFACTOR INC 1.03%VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.48%
RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.98%MBX BIOSCIENCES 0.45%
ALKERMES 0.91%UROGEN PHARMA 0.43%
STONEX GROUP INC 0.87%INNODATA 0.40%

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.

IJT and IWC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IJT
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
IWC
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isS&P Small-Cap 600 GrowthRussell Microcap
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+31.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts+13.8 pts
Expense ratio0.18%not published
Already in the S&P 5000.0%91.9%
Holdings3551252

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 355 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 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, IJT or IWC?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJT returned +17.6% and IWC returned +31.3%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
How much do IJT and IWC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJT and 92% of IWC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IJT 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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