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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or IXUS?

IGIB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGIB vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IGIB returned −1.8% to IXUS's +14.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.9 points; IXUS is 2.9 times larger.

IGIB vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	IXUS
Return
Measure	IGIB	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IGIB	IXUS
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGIB	IXUS
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	IGIB	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026	$19.5bn	$57.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IGIB	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, IGIB 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 IGIB IXUS

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IGIB

AMAZON.COM INC 0.22%

META PLATFORMS INC 0.22%

META PLATFORMS INC 0.20%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.19%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP MTN 0.19%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.19%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP MTN 0.18%

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

IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year −1.8% +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 0.04% 0.07%

Holdings 3064 4584

Net assets, IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 and IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.5bn $57.6bn

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

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About each fund

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 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, IGIB or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or IXUS?: IGIB is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IGIB and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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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