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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +16.5% and SHY +1.6%.

Which is cheaper, IWC or SHY?

SHY is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 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 SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWC returned +16.5% to SHY's +1.6%; 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 $27.4bn for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+16.5%

IWC total return, 1 year

+1.6%

SHY total return, 1 year

0.60%

IWC expense ratio

0.15%

SHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SHY costs 0.45 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.9 points; SHY is far larger, $27.4bn against $1.2bn.

IWC vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWC	SHY
Return
Measure	IWC	SHY
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	+1.6%
Drawdown
Measure	IWC	SHY
Below its high	9.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWC	SHY
What it tracks	Russell Microcap Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWC	SHY
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.2bn	$27.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IWC	SHY
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 SHY 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 SHY

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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 SHY

TREASURY NOTE 2.11%

TREASURY NOTE 1.99%

TREASURY NOTE 1.83%

TREASURY NOTE 1.73%

TREASURY NOTE 1.62%

TREASURY NOTE 1.54%

TREASURY NOTE 1.51%

TREASURY NOTE 1.49%

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Side by side

IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the Russell Microcap Tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +16.5% +1.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) +1.7% (BBSB)

Gap to its benchmark +3.2 pts vs IWV −0.1 pts vs BBSB

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.15%

Holdings 1365 90

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2bn $27.4bn

IWC and SHY 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.

SHY

SHY tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +1.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or SHY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +16.5% and SHY +1.6%.
Which is cheaper, IWC or SHY?: SHY is cheaper, by 0.45 percentage points a year. That is about $45 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IWC and SHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWC ↗

SHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SHY ↗

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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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