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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VEA?

IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IXUS and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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IXUS vs VEA: how they differ

IXUS and VEA hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned more over the year.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VEA hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IXUS and VEA both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IXUS	VEA
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	0.59%	0.90%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK	0.43%	0.63%
Allianz SE	0.41%	0.56%
Siemens Energy AG	0.39%	0.45%
UBS Group AG	0.33%	0.48%
Enbridge Inc.	0.28%	0.37%
Deutsche Telekom AG	0.28%	0.29%
BANK OF MONTREAL	0.25%	0.39%
GSK PLC	0.25%	0.33%
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE	0.24%	0.33%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	0.24%	0.34%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED	0.23%	0.25%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IXUS	Only in VEA
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%	ASML Holding NV 2.37%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%	SK hynix Inc 1.40%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%	Novartis AG 0.91%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%	Nestle SA 0.82%
Novartis AG 0.66%	Siemens AG 0.73%

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 VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	+7.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	4185	3870

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%.

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VEA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VEA?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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