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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

How much do IWC and SCHB overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWC and 88% of SCHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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IWC vs SCHB: how they differ

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

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWC and SCHB 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 IWC	Only in SCHB
CAREDX 0.61%	NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%
SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%	Apple, Inc. 5.82%
NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.59%	Microsoft Corp. 3.80%
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.58%	Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20%
OUSTER 0.52%	Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%
VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.48%	Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%
INTERFACE 0.47%	Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%
MBX BIOSCIENCES 0.45%	Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%

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.

IWC and SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF	SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	Russell Microcap	US broad market
Total return, 1 year	+31.3%	+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.8 pts	−0.3 pts
Already in the S&P 500	91.9%	88.3%
Holdings	1252	2497

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.

SCHB in plain words

SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or SCHB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
How much do IWC and SCHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWC and 88% of SCHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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