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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or IXUS?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to IXUS's +14.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF and $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.3 points; IXUS is 3.6 times larger.

HDV vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	IXUS
Return
Measure	HDV	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	HDV	IXUS
Below its high		4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	IXUS
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$15.9bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	IXUS
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	13.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and IXUS hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV IXUS

DTE ENERGY 0.47% 0.23%

CULLEN FROST BANKERS 0.12% 0.26%

TRACTOR SUPPLY 0.21% 0.11%

PPL CORP 0.41% 0.07%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM 0.13% 0.02%

CARLYLE GROUP INC 0.12% 0.01%

DOMINOS PIZZA 0.11% 0.00%

HASBRO 0.22% 0.00%

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Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

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

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +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 0.08% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 0.0%

Holdings 77 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $15.9bn $57.6bn

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

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About each fund

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

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, HDV or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or IXUS?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

HDV and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

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How this is computed

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

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