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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and VCIT returned −1.2%, 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 VCIT: how they differ

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

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWC and VCIT 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 VCIT
CAREDX 0.61%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.59%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.58%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
OUSTER 0.52%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.48%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
INTERFACE 0.47%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
MBX BIOSCIENCES 0.45%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IWC and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Russell Microcap	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+31.3%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.8 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
Holdings	1252	2302

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.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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