Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IUSB vs IWC: how they differ
IUSB and IWC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IWC returned more over the year.
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and iShares Micro-Cap ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and IWC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IUSB | Only in IWC |
|---|---|
| United States of America 0.38% | CAREDX 0.61% |
| United States of America 0.37% | SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60% |
| United States of America 0.37% | NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.59% |
| United States of America 0.37% | PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.58% |
| United States of America 0.36% | OUSTER 0.52% |
| United States of America 0.36% | VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.48% |
| United States of America 0.36% | INTERFACE 0.47% |
| United States of America 0.35% | 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF | IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Core Universal USD Bond | Russell Microcap |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.3% | +31.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −17.8 pts | +13.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | not published |
| Holdings | 17819 | 1252 |
IUSB in plain words
IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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, IUSB or IWC?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% 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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