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BOXX vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and IXUS an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.1 points; IXUS is 4.0 times larger.

BOXX vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXIXUS
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedMSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026$14.4bn$57.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect iShares
What it is Actively managed Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +14.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.07%
Holdings not counted 4584
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 $14.5bn $57.6bn

BOXX and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or IXUS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or IXUS?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →IXUS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗

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