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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and VGLT returned −5.4%, 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 VGLT: how they differ

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

iShares Micro-Cap ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWC and VGLT 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 VGLT
CAREDX 0.61%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
SELLAS LIFE SCIENCES GROUP INC 0.60%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
NURIX THERAPEUTICS 0.59%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
PENGUIN SOLUTIONS INC 0.58%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
OUSTER 0.52%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
VIRIDIAN THERAPEUTICS ORS 0.48%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
INTERFACE 0.47%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
MBX BIOSCIENCES 0.45%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IWC and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Russell Microcap	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+31.3%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+13.8 pts	−22.9 pts
Holdings	1252	1703

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.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +31.3% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so IWC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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