Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or IXUS?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EMXC or IXUS?

EMXC charges 0.25% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do EMXC and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EMXC vs IXUS: how they differ

EMXC and IXUS hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and EMXC returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EMXC and IXUS hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EMXC and IXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EMXC	IXUS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa	17.97%	4.04%
SK hynix Inc.	8.37%	1.15%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.	1.47%	0.33%
MediaTek Inc.	2.04%	0.30%
HDFC BANK LIMITED	0.88%	0.22%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED	0.83%	0.22%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.	1.13%	0.21%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	1.07%	0.20%
ICICI BANK LIMITED	0.69%	0.17%
VALE S.A.	0.58%	0.14%
AL RAJHI BANKING AND INVESTMENT CORPORAT	0.52%	0.13%
SK Square Co., Ltd.	0.75%	0.13%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EMXC	Only in IXUS
Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B. de C.V. 0.04%	ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%
PROLOGIS PROPERTY MEXICO SA DE CV 0.04%	Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, S. 0.04%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%
Zabka Group SA 0.03%	ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%
Mabanee Company K.P.S.C. 0.02%	Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%
PORTO SEGURO S.A. 0.02%	Novartis AG 0.66%
MALCO ENERGY LIMITED 0.02%	Nestle S.A. 0.61%
TALWANDI SABO POWER LIMITED 0.02%	SHELL PLC 0.61%

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 May 31, 2026.

EMXC and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI Emerging Markets ex China	Core MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+55.5%	+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+38.0 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	662	4185

EMXC in plain words

EMXC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Emerging Markets ex China. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 662 positions, with the top ten at 44.3%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4185 positions, with the top ten at 12.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EMXC or IXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EMXC returned +55.5% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so EMXC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EMXC or IXUS?: EMXC charges 0.25% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EMXC and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EMXC and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 20% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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