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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 SPLG: how they differ

IXUS and SPLG are both equity index funds, and over the year IXUS returned more, +22.2% against +17.6%.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and S&P 500, book from IVV.

IXUS and SPLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
SPLG
S&P 500, book from IVV
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesS&P
What it isCore MSCI Total International StockS&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.7 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.07%not published
Holdings4185not filed

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%.

SPLG in plain words

SPLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or SPLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and SPLG returned +17.6%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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IXUS against SPLG, 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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