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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 TIP: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and TIP 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 TIP
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%United States of America 4.10%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%United States of America 4.04%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%United States of America 3.63%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%United States of America 3.44%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%United States of America 3.41%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%United States of America 3.39%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%United States of America 3.37%
Novartis AG 0.66%United States of America 3.36%

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 TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
TIP
iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore MSCI Total International StockTIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year+22.2%−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.7 pts−18.5 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.18%
Holdings418548

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%.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or TIP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and TIP returned −1.0%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or TIP?
IXUS charges 0.07% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IXUS against TIP, 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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