iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC)

NYSEARCA: IWC · Real-Time Price · USD
181.06
+2.66 (1.49%)
At close: Apr 22, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
181.06
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Apr 22, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Assets$1.37B
Expense Ratio0.60%
PE Ratio12.99
Shares Out7.55M
Dividend (ttm)$1.70
Dividend Yield0.94%
Ex-Dividend DateMar 17, 2026
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio12.37%
Volume167,580
Open181.39
Previous Close178.40
Day's Range179.84 - 182.04
52-Week Low104.11
52-Week High182.95
Beta1.07
Holdings1305
Inception DateAug 12, 2005

About IWC

Fund Home Page

The iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell Microcap index, a market-cap-weighted index of U.S IWC was launched on Aug 12, 2005 and is issued by BlackRock.

Asset Class Equity
Category Small Blend
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol IWC
ETF Provider BlackRock
Index Tracked Russell Microcap

Top 10 Holdings

11.70% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.AAOI1.86%
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.PRAX1.64%
Applied Digital CorporationAPLD1.39%
TeraWulf Inc.WULF1.27%
Cipher Digital Inc.CIFR1.09%
Cogent Biosciences, Inc.COGT0.98%
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc.TERN0.95%
Energy Fuels Inc.UUUU0.90%
Celcuity Inc.CELC0.82%
Erasca, Inc.ERAS0.79%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Mar 17, 2026$0.2451Mar 20, 2026
Dec 16, 2025$0.73303Dec 19, 2025
Sep 16, 2025$0.39756Sep 19, 2025
Jun 16, 2025$0.32413Jun 20, 2025
Mar 18, 2025$0.27832Mar 21, 2025
Dec 17, 2024$0.37747Dec 20, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

IWC had a total return of 78.50% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.58%.

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