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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +21.7% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, IGM or IXUS?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IGM and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IGM and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGM vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IGM returned +21.7% to IXUS's +14.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.0bn for iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF and $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+21.7%

IGM total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.37%

IGM expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points; IXUS is 5.2 times larger.

IGM vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGM	IXUS
Return
Measure	IGM	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	+21.7%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IGM	IXUS
Below its high	6.2%, high on Oct 6, 2026	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGM	IXUS
What it tracks	S&P North American Expanded Technology Sector Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	IGM	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.0bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IGM	IXUS
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	56.8%	13.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IGM and IXUS hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGM IXUS

SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.91% 0.49%

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES 0.20% 0.82%

CELESTICA 0.16% 0.08%

CGI INC CLASS A 0.07% 0.03%

DESCARTES SYSTEMS GROUP 0.04% 0.02%

OPEN TEXT 0.03% 0.02%

TE CONNECTIVITY PLC 0.30% 0.02%

BILL HOLDINGS 0.02% 0.01%

BLACKBERRY 0.03% 0.01%

C3 AI CLASS A 0.01% 0.29%

CCC INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS 0.02% 0.01%

EPLUS 0.01% 0.01%

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Only in IGM

APPLE 9.36%

MICROSOFT 9.19%

NVIDIA 8.28%

BROADCOM INC 7.07%

ALPHABET CLASS A 4.57%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.27%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.16%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.07%

Only in IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.35%

SHELL 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

NOVARTIS AG 0.69%

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Side by side

IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +21.7% +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 0.37% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 91.9% 0.0%

Holdings 295 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.0bn $57.6bn

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

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About each fund

IGM

IGM tracks an index of Expanded Tech Sector. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 295 positions, with the top ten at 56.8%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Oct 6, 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, IGM or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGM returned +21.7% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IGM or IXUS?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IGM and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IGM and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IGM and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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