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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VBIL?

IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL 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 VBIL: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VBIL 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 VBIL
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%	United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%	United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%	United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%	United States Treasury Bill 5.41%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%	United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%	United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%	United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
Novartis AG 0.66%	United States Treasury Bill 5.13%

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 and Jun 30, 2026.

IXUS and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.06%
Holdings	4185	26

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%.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VBIL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VBIL?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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