IDEQ vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
IDEQ and IXUS hold 27% of their weight in the same names, and IDEQ returned +23.0% over the year. Net assets: $1.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF, and $58.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.
IXUS costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; IXUS is far larger, $58.5bn against $1.5bn.
| IDEQ | IXUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $1.5bn | $58.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +18.0% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI |
| Holdings in common | 27% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 25.8% | 14.3% |
| Below its high | 4.2%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | 3.8%, high on Sep 4, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IDEQ and IXUS hold 27% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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27% in common
On the same fields
IDEQ and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IDEQ in plain words
IDEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 249 positions, with the top ten at 25.8%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Sep 4, 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, IDEQ or IXUS?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEQ returned +23.0% and IXUS +18.0%.
- Which is cheaper, IDEQ or IXUS?
- IXUS is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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