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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VCIT?

IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT 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 VCIT: how they differ

IXUS and VCIT 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 Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VCIT 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 VCIT
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%	Amazon.com Inc 0.31%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%	Boeing Co/The 0.28%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.28%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%	Bank of America Corp 0.27%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%	Oracle Corp 0.27%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27%
Novartis AG 0.66%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25%

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 May 31, 2026.

IXUS and VCIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	4185	2302

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%.

VCIT in plain words

VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VCIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VCIT?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so VCIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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