GSID vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

GSID and IXUS hold 48% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets: $965m on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF, and $58.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

IXUS costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; IXUS is far larger, $58.1bn against $965m.

GSIDIXUS
Expense ratio0.20%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$965m$58.1bn
Total return, 1 year+14.0%+18.0%
What it tracksSolactive GBS Developed Markets ex North America Large & Mid Cap IndexMSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Holdings in common48%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.2%14.3%
Below its high5.0%, high on Aug 25, 20263.8%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+14.0%
GSID total return, 1 year
+18.0%
IXUS total return, 1 year
0.20%
GSID expense ratio
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GSID and IXUS hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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48% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding GSID IXUS
ASML HOLDING NV 2.75% 1.68%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.44% 0.75%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.32% 0.71%
SHELL PLC 1.05% 0.69%
NOVARTIS AG 1.22% 0.61%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.25% 0.56%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.95% 0.56%
NESTLE' SA/AG 1.17% 0.56%
BHP GROUP LTD 1.00% 0.52%
SIEMENS AG 1.01% 0.51%
SAP SE 0.83% 0.50%
ADVANTEST CORP 0.53% 0.45%
Only in GSID
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.64%
INVESTOR AB 0.32%
MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG 0.31%
VOLVO AB 0.23%
ATLAS COPCO AB 0.21%
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0.17%
ASSA ABLOY AB 0.15%
SWEDBANK AB 0.14%
Only in IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.68%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.18%
SK HYNIX 1.65%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.76%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.63%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.53%
MEDIATEK 0.51%
SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.47%

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On the same fields

GSID
Goldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETF
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +14.0% +18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −3.2 pts +0.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 892 4586
Net assets, GSID as of Oct 8, 2026 and IXUS as of Oct 9, 2026 $965m $58.6bn

GSID and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

GSID in plain words

GSID tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 892 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,586 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, GSID or IXUS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSID returned +14.0% and IXUS +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, GSID or IXUS?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GSID and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of GSID and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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