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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, IEF or IXUS?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEF vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEF returned −3.2% to IXUS's +14.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $43.5bn for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.3 points; IXUS is 1.3 times larger.

IEF vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEF	IXUS
Return
Measure	IEF	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	−3.2%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IEF	IXUS
Below its high	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEF	IXUS
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	IEF	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$43.5bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IEF	IXUS
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		13.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and IXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF IXUS

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Only in IEF

TREASURY NOTE 8.82%

TREASURY NOTE 8.80%

TREASURY NOTE 8.74%

TREASURY NOTE 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 8.65%

TREASURY NOTE 8.48%

TREASURY NOTE 8.40%

Only in IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.35%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year −3.2% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.07%

Holdings 17 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $43.5bn $57.6bn

IEF and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or IXUS?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IEF and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

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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