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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and TLT returned −6.4%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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IWC vs TLT: how they differ

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

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWC and TLT 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 TLT
CAREDX 0.61%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.59%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.58%	TREASURY BOND 0.02%
OUSTER 0.52%
VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.48%
INTERFACE 0.47%
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 Sep 10, 2026.

IWC and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Russell Microcap	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+31.3%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.8 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.15%
Holdings	1252	41

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.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or TLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and TLT returned −6.4%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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