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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VEU?

IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VEU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 14% 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 VEU: how they differ

IXUS and VEU hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and VEU returned more over the year.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VEU hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IXUS and VEU both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IXUS	VEU
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA	0.59%	0.65%
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK	0.43%	0.47%
Allianz SE	0.41%	0.45%
Siemens Energy AG	0.39%	0.41%
SHOPIFY INC.	0.35%	0.38%
UBS Group AG	0.33%	0.36%
Deutsche Telekom AG	0.28%	0.28%
BANK OF MONTREAL	0.25%	0.28%
GSK PLC	0.25%	0.27%
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE	0.24%	0.27%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	0.24%	0.27%
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED	0.23%	0.25%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IXUS	Only in VEU
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%	ASML Holding NV 1.45%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%	SK hynix Inc 1.24%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.73%
Novartis AG 0.66%	Novartis 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.

IXUS and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	4185	3860

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%.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VEU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VEU?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VEU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VEU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 14% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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