Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs IXUS: how they differ
ITOT and IXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned more over the year.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and IXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | IXUS |
|---|---|---|
| Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| RB Global, Inc. | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Keel Infrastructure Corp. | 0.00% | 0.01% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in IXUS |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.82% | ASML Holding N.V. 1.32% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.80% | SK hynix Inc. 1.15% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% | Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% | ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% | Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | Novartis AG 0.66% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | Core MSCI Total International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +22.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | +4.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 4185 |
ITOT in plain words
ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
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, ITOT or IXUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or IXUS?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 0% of IXUS 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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