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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +16.5% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, IWC or JNK?

JNK is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IWC vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWC returned +16.5% to JNK's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.2bn for iShares Micro-Cap ETF and $5.9bn for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+16.5%

IWC total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.60%

IWC expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

JNK costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points; JNK is 4.9 times larger.

IWC vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWC	JNK
Return
Measure	IWC	JNK
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IWC	JNK
Below its high	9.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWC	JNK
What it tracks	Russell Microcap Index	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWC	JNK
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.2bn	$5.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IWC	JNK
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWC and JNK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWC JNK

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IWC

CAREDX 0.88%

PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.73%

NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.63%

SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%

VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.59%

OUSTER 0.53%

INTERFACE 0.52%

STRIVE INC CLASS A 0.50%

Only in JNK

1261229 BC LTD SR SECURED 144A 04/32 10 0.65%

MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC SR SECURED 144A 04/31 6.25 0.53%

QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC SR SECURED 144A 03/32 6.375 0.46%

ECHOSTAR CORP SR SECURED 11/29 10.75 0.45%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/32 9.25 0.44%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP SR UNSECURED 144A 04/34 9.75 0.43%

PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 SR SECURED 144A 05/31 6.5 0.42%

VENTURE GLOBAL LNG INC SR SECURED 144A 02/29 9.5 0.42%

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Side by side

IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the Russell Microcap Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year +16.5% +1.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark +3.2 pts vs IWV +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.40%

Holdings 1365 1142

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2bn $5.9bn

IWC and JNK on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IWC

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

IWC tracks the Russell Microcap. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,365 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 9.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +16.5% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, IWC or JNK?: JNK is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IWC on its own →JNK on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IWC dividend history →IWC holdings →JNK dividend history →JNK holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IWC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWC ↗

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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