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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VPL?

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

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

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

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VPL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IXUS and VPL both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IXUS	VPL
Kirin Holdings Company, Limited	0.03%	0.11%
Alteogen Inc	0.02%	0.09%
CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust	0.02%	0.09%
CapitaLand Ascendas REIT	0.02%	0.07%
TOPPAN Holdings Inc.	0.02%	0.06%
Pro Medicus Ltd	0.01%	0.04%
TOYO SUISAN KAISHA, LTD.	0.01%	0.05%
SITC International Holdings Co Ltd	0.01%	0.05%
BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.	0.01%	0.04%
LigaChem Biosciences Inc	0.01%	0.03%
Zijin Gold International Co Ltd	0.01%	0.04%
Breville Group Ltd	0.01%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IXUS	Only in VPL
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%	SK hynix Inc 4.12%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%	Toyota Motor Corp 1.74%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%	BHP Group Ltd 1.66%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%	Hitachi Ltd 1.18%
Novartis AG 0.66%	Advantest Corp 1.16%

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 VPL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	Pacific Stock
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	+36.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	+19.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.1%
Holdings	4185	2335

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%.

VPL in plain words

VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VPL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VPL returned +36.9%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VPL?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VPL charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VPL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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