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HFXI vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

HFXI and IXUS hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and HFXI returned +21.6% over the year. Net assets: $2.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral 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 3.6 points; IXUS is far larger, $58.4bn against $2.0bn.

HFXIIXUS
Expense ratio0.20%0.07%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026$2.0bn$58.4bn
Total return, 1 year+21.6%+18.0%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQMSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Holdings in common52%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.3%14.3%
Below its high3.9%, high on Jun 22, 20263.8%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+21.6%
HFXI total return, 1 year
+18.0%
IXUS total return, 1 year
0.20%
HFXI expense ratio
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HFXI and IXUS hold 52% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

half

52% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding HFXI IXUS
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 3.70% 2.18%
ASML HOLDING NV 2.43% 1.68%
SK HYNIX INC 2.61% 1.65%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.38% 0.75%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.22% 0.71%
SHELL PLC 0.98% 0.69%
NOVARTIS AG 1.12% 0.61%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.97% 0.56%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.96% 0.56%
NESTLE' SA/AG 0.98% 0.56%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.87% 0.52%
SIEMENS AG 0.92% 0.51%
Only in HFXI
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.57%
INVESTOR AB 0.38%
MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG 0.30%
VOLVO AB 0.26%
ATLAS COPCO AB 0.21%
ASSA ABLOY AB 0.15%
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB 0.14%
SWEDBANK AB 0.13%
Only in IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.68%
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%
TORONTO DOMINION 0.45%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 0.34%

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On the same fields

HFXI
NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer New York Life Investments iShares
What it is Tracks an index Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +21.6% +18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +4.3 pts +0.7 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 801 4586
Net assets, HFXI as of Jul 31, 2026 and IXUS as of Oct 9, 2026 $2.0bn $58.6bn

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

HFXI in plain words

HFXI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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 Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 801 positions, with the top ten at 16.3%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Jun 22, 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, HFXI or IXUS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HFXI returned +21.6% and IXUS +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, HFXI 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 HFXI and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of HFXI and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
HFXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗New York Life Investments website ↗IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗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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