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IWC vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWC returned +16.5% to VDC's +12.7%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Micro-Cap ETF, and $7.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF.

IWC on its own →VDC on its own →
At a glance
+16.5%
IWC total return, 1 year
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
0.60%
IWC expense ratio
0.09%
VDC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VDC costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; VDC is 5.3 times larger.

IWC vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIWCVDC
Return
Total return, 1 year+16.5%+12.7%
Drawdown
Below its high9.5%, high on Aug 14, 20263.1%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell Microcap IndexMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$1.4bn$7.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund5.9%66.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, IWC and VDC hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWC VDC
TURNING POINT BRANDS 0.31% 0.14%
SENECA FOODS CLASS A 0.17% 0.11%
OIL DRI CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0.18% 0.10%
THE HONEST COMPANY 0.11% 0.06%
VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A 0.10% 0.05%
NATURAL GROCERS BY VITAMIN COTTAGE 0.10% 0.04%
NU SKIN ENTERPRISES CLASS A 0.06% 0.03%
NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC 0.04% 0.02%
USANA HEALTH SCIENCES INC 0.04% 0.02%
NIAGEN BIOSCIENCE INC 0.04% 0.02%
LIFEWAY FOODS INC 0.05% 0.02%
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 VDC
Walmart Inc 13.86%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.12%
Procter & Gamble Co 9.90%
Coca-Cola Co 9.80%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.83%
PepsiCo Inc 4.28%
Altria Group Inc 3.86%
Mondelez International Inc 2.58%
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Side by side

IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the Russell Microcap Tracks an index of Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year +16.5% +12.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) +12.7% (FSTA)
Gap to its benchmark +3.2 pts vs IWV 0.0 pts vs FSTA
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 86.4%
Holdings 1365 105
Net assets, IWC as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDC as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.2bn $7.4bn

IWC and VDC 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.

VDC

VDC tracks an index of Consumer Staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +12.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 66.0%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or VDC?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +16.5% and VDC +12.7%.
Which is cheaper, IWC or VDC?
VDC 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.
How much do IWC and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWC and 86% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IWC on its own →VDC on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IWC dividend history →IWC holdings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IWC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWC ↗
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗

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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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