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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +16.5% and VOX −5.7%.

Which is cheaper, IWC or VOX?

VOX 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 VOX overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWC and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IWC vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWC returned +16.5% to VOX's −5.7%; 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 $6.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Communication Services ETF.

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At a glance

+16.5%

IWC total return, 1 year

−5.7%

VOX total return, 1 year

0.60%

IWC expense ratio

0.09%

VOX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOX costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.2 points; VOX is 4.3 times larger.

IWC vs VOX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWC	VOX
Return
Measure	IWC	VOX
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	−5.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IWC	VOX
Below its high	9.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026	10.8%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWC	VOX
What it tracks	Russell Microcap Index	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50
Cost and size
Measure	IWC	VOX
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.4bn	$6.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IWC	VOX
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.9%	71.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWC and VOX 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 VOX

BANDWIDTH CLASS A 0.36% 0.10%

IDT CLASS B 0.33% 0.10%

ANTERIX 0.25% 0.05%

QUINSTREET INC 0.22% 0.05%

USA TODAY INC 0.22% 0.05%

THE MARCUS CORP 0.16% 0.04%

NEXTDOOR HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.13% 0.03%

EVERQUOTE CLASS A 0.15% 0.03%

TABOOLA.COM LTD 0.11% 0.03%

AMC GLOBAL MEDIA CLASS A 0.06% 0.02%

MNTN CLASS A 0.10% 0.02%

BOSTON OMAHA CORP CLASS A 0.06% 0.02%

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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 VOX

Meta Platforms Inc 25.31%

Alphabet Inc 13.97%

Alphabet Inc 7.70%

Walt Disney Co 4.26%

Verizon Communications Inc 4.04%

AT&T Inc 4.04%

Netflix Inc 3.77%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.88%

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Side by side

IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the Russell Microcap Tracks an index of Communication Services

Total return, 1 year +16.5% −5.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (IWV) −5.9% (FCOM)

Gap to its benchmark +3.2 pts vs IWV +0.2 pts vs FCOM

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 84.3%

Holdings 1365 113

Net assets, IWC as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOX as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.2bn $6.0bn

IWC and VOX 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.

VOX

VOX tracks an index of Communication Services. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.7% with distributions reinvested, against −5.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Communication Services 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 71.1%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IWC or VOX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWC returned +16.5% and VOX −5.7%.
Which is cheaper, IWC or VOX?: VOX 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 VOX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWC and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IWC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IWC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWC ↗

VOX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOX ↗

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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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