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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +16.5% and SGOV +3.7%.

Which is cheaper, IWC or SGOV?

SGOV is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWC vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWC returned +16.5% to SGOV's +3.7%; 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 $117.0bn for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+16.5%

IWC total return, 1 year

+3.7%

SGOV total return, 1 year

0.60%

IWC expense ratio

0.09%

SGOV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SGOV costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.8 points; SGOV is far larger, $117.0bn against $1.2bn.

IWC vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWC	SGOV
Return
Measure	IWC	SGOV
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	+3.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IWC	SGOV
Below its high	9.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWC	SGOV
What it tracks	Russell Microcap Index	ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWC	SGOV
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.2bn	$117.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IWC	SGOV
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 SGOV 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 SGOV

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 SGOV

TREASURY BILL 8.53%

TREASURY BILL 8.19%

TREASURY BILL 7.63%

TREASURY BILL 6.87%

TREASURY BILL 6.80%

TREASURY BILL 6.00%

TREASURY BILL 5.22%

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Side by side

IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the Russell Microcap Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills

Total return, 1 year +16.5% +3.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +3.2 pts vs IWV not measured

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.09%

Holdings 1365 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2bn $117.0bn

IWC and SGOV 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.

SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or SGOV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +16.5% and SGOV +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, IWC or SGOV?: SGOV is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IWC and SGOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWC ↗

SGOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SGOV ↗

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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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