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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 RSP: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and RSP 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 RSP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%Intel Corp. 0.38%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.34%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.33%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%ON Semiconductor Corp. 0.33%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%Sandisk Corp. 0.32%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%Western Digital Corp. 0.31%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%Ciena Corp. 0.30%
Novartis AG 0.66%Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.29%

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 RSP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
RSP
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it isCore MSCI Total International StockS&P 500 equal weight
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+14.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.7 pts−2.7 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.20%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%99.1%
Holdings4185503

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%.

RSP in plain words

RSP is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.8% 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, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 503 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or RSP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and RSP returned +14.8%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or RSP?
IXUS charges 0.07% a year and RSP charges 0.20%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and RSP overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 99% of RSP 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 RSP, 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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