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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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IXUS vs IYW: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and iShares U.S. Technology ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and IYW 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 IXUSOnly in IYW
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%NVIDIA CORPORATION 16.25%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%APPLE INC. 13.65%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%ALPHABET INC. 7.84%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%ALPHABET INC. 6.34%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.99%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%BROADCOM INC. 3.78%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.50%
Novartis AG 0.66%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.98%

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.

IXUS and IYW on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
IYW
iShares U.S. Technology ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore MSCI Total International StockU.S. Technology
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+34.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.7 pts+17.4 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.37%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%95.5%
Holdings4185139

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%.

IYW in plain words

IYW is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +34.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 139 positions, with the top ten at 63.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or IYW?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and IYW returned +34.9%, so IYW returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or IYW?
IXUS charges 0.07% a year and IYW charges 0.37%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and IYW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 96% of IYW 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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IXUS against IYW, 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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