Which returned more over the last year, IDEV or ILOW?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +14.5% and ILOW +9.0%.

Which is cheaper, IDEV or ILOW?

IDEV is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IDEV and ILOW overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IDEV and 1% of ILOW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IDEV vs ILOW: Differences, Returns & Fees

IDEV and ILOW hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and IDEV returned +14.5% over the year. Net assets: $33.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF.

IDEV costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; IDEV is 18.3 times larger.

	IDEV	ILOW
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$32.6bn	$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+9.0%
What it tracks	MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.8%	20.7%
Below its high	4.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+14.5%

IDEV total return, 1 year

+9.0%

ILOW total return, 1 year

0.04%

IDEV expense ratio

0.50%

ILOW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IDEV and ILOW hold 17% 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 May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IDEV ILOW

ASML HOLDING 2.52% 2.87%

SHELL 1.02% 1.33%

NOVARTIS AG 0.92% 1.95%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.84% 1.67%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.84% 1.51%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.93% 0.80%

SAP 0.75% 0.95%

TOTALENERGIES 0.60% 1.08%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.57% 2.10%

HITACHI 0.55% 1.34%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.54% 1.45%

ABB LTD 0.52% 1.77%

Only in IDEV

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.11%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.05%

NESTLE SA 0.83%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.77%

SIEMENS N AG 0.76%

SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.71%

ADVANTEST 0.67%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.67%

Only in ILOW

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.50%

Prysmian SpA 2.13%

Enel SpA 1.71%

Tryg A/S 1.66%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.57%

KBC Group NV 1.50%

UniCredit SpA 1.48%

Nordea Bank Abp 1.47%

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On the same fields

IDEV

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

ILOW

AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares AllianceBernstein

What it is Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +9.0%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −2.7 pts −8.2 pts

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.6%

Holdings 2287 84

Net assets, IDEV as of Oct 9, 2026 and ILOW as of Oct 8, 2026 $33.1bn $1.8bn

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

IDEV in plain words

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 2,287 positions, with the top ten at 10.8%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

ILOW in plain words

ILOW is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +9.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 84 positions, with the top ten at 20.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IDEV or ILOW?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +14.5% and ILOW +9.0%.
Which is cheaper, IDEV or ILOW?: IDEV is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IDEV and ILOW overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IDEV and 1% of ILOW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IDEV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IDEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IDEV ↗ILOW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ILOW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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