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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or IXUS?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs IXUS: how they differ

HYG and IXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and IXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYG	Only in IXUS
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	SK HYNIX 1.79%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	ASML HOLDING 1.55%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US high yield bonds	Core MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.07%
Holdings	1326	2540

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2540 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or IXUS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or IXUS?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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