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

In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IXUS returned +20.1%, so IXUS returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IXUS?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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IBIT vs IXUS: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and IXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IXUS
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.20%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IXUS
BITCOIN 100.00%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.56%
	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.11%
	SK HYNIX 1.77%
	ASML HOLDING 1.53%
	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.83%
	TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%
	ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.73%
	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 18, 2026.

IBIT and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+20.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+3.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.07%
Holdings	2	4631
Net assets	$63.7bn	$59.6bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4631 positions, with the top ten at 14.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IXUS?: In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IXUS returned +20.1%, so IXUS returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IXUS?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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