Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or USHY?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and USHY returned +3.3%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or USHY?

IXUS charges 0.07% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IXUS vs USHY: how they differ

IXUS and USHY 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 Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and USHY 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 IXUS	Only in USHY
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
Novartis AG 0.66%	HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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 USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.08%
Holdings	4185	1894

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%.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and USHY returned +3.3%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or USHY?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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