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

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IGIB vs IXUS: how they differ

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

iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGIB 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 IGIBOnly in IXUS
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.60%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.20%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.19%SK HYNIX 1.79%
PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTERPRISES PTE 0.18%ASML HOLDING 1.55%
QTS FAYETTEVILLE I DC1-2 LLC 144A 0.15%HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.13%TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.12%ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.12%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.

IGIB and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IGIB
iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it is5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate BondCore MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.5 pts+4.7 pts
Expense ratio0.04%0.07%
Holdings29512540

IGIB in plain words

IGIB is a bond fund tracking the 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, IGIB or IXUS?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.0% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or IXUS?
IGIB charges 0.04% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IGIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IGIB against IXUS, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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