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GOVT vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to IXUS's +14.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.8bn for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF and $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

GOVT on its own →IXUS on its own →
At a glance
−1.5%
GOVT total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
0.05%
GOVT expense ratio
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GOVT costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.6 points; IXUS is 1.3 times larger.

GOVT vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureGOVTIXUS
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.5%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high8.1%, high on Aug 4, 20204.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond IndexMSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$42.8bn$57.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and IXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GOVT IXUS
Only in one fund ↓
Only in GOVT
TREASURY NOTE 5.17%
TREASURY NOTE 2.98%
TREASURY NOTE 2.12%
TREASURY NOTE 1.95%
TREASURY NOTE 1.65%
TREASURY BOND 1.51%
TREASURY BOND 1.46%
TREASURY BOND 1.42%
Only in IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%
ASML HOLDING 1.53%
SK HYNIX 1.35%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%
SHELL 0.73%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%
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Side by side

GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year −1.5% +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 0.05% 0.07%
Holdings 229 4584
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $42.8bn $57.6bn

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

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About each fund
GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

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, GOVT or IXUS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, GOVT or IXUS?
GOVT is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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GOVT on its own →IXUS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →GOVT dividend history →GOVT holdings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
GOVT and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for GOVT ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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