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

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IDEV vs XLG: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDEV and XLG 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 IDEVOnly in XLG
ASML Holding N.V. 1.95%NVIDIA Corp. 13.10%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.09%Apple Inc. 10.76%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.02%Microsoft Corp. 8.18%
Novartis AG 0.97%Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%
SHELL PLC 0.90%Alphabet Inc. 6.05%
Nestle S.A. 0.90%Broadcom Inc. 4.85%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.87%Alphabet Inc. 4.82%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.78%Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61%

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.

IDEV and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IDEV
iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isCore MSCI International Developed MarketsS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year+18.7%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.2 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.20%
Already in the S&P 5000.1%100.0%
Holdings226851

IDEV in plain words

IDEV is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 2268 positions, with the top ten at 10.2%.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IDEV or XLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +18.7% and XLG returned +12.2%, so IDEV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IDEV or XLG?
IDEV charges 0.04% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so IDEV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IDEV and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IDEV and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IDEV against XLG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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