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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VWO returned +15.6%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VWO?

IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% 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 VWO: how they differ

IXUS and VWO hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VWO hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IXUS and VWO both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IXUS	VWO
America Movil, S.A.B. de C.V.	0.06%	0.18%
Global Unichip Corp	0.03%	0.10%
Piraeus Bank SA	0.03%	0.09%
State Bank of India	0.05%	0.03%
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC	0.02%	0.08%
Zhongji Innolight Co Ltd	0.02%	0.03%
Divi's Laboratories Ltd	0.02%	0.08%
Banco de Chile	0.02%	0.07%
SASOL LIMITED	0.02%	0.08%
eMemory Technology Inc	0.02%	0.07%
Vibra Energia S.A.	0.02%	0.07%
YUM CHINA HOLDINGS, INC.	0.04%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IXUS	Only in VWO
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.04%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.32%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28%
SK hynix Inc. 1.15%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57%
Tencent Holdings Limited 0.91%	Delta Electronics Inc 1.18%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%	MediaTek Inc 1.07%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.69%	Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.67%	HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81%
Novartis AG 0.66%	Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75%

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 VWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	Emerging markets
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−1.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.06%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	4185	6355

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%.

VWO in plain words

VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% 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. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VWO returned +15.6%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VWO?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so VWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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