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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, IJS or IXUS?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJS vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJS returned +19.3% to IXUS's +14.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.7bn for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+19.3%

IJS total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJS expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; IXUS is 7.5 times larger.

IJS vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJS	IXUS
Return
Measure	IJS	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	+19.3%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IJS	IXUS
Below its high	5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJS	IXUS
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	IJS	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.7bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IJS	IXUS
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	8.8%	13.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJS 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 IJS IXUS

MOELIS CLASS A 0.19% 0.26%

CORE NATURAL RESOURCES 0.49% 0.16%

ENERGIZER HOLDINGS 0.15% 0.27%

UNITED COMMUNITY BANKS INC 0.48% 0.09%

MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES 0.21% 0.05%

TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC 0.22% 0.04%

ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC 0.38% 0.03%

FB FINANCIAL 0.16% 0.03%

CONCENTRA GROUP HOLDINGS PARENT IN 0.26% 0.02%

SIGNET JEWELERS 0.49% 0.02%

ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCE 0.19% 0.01%

ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.12% 0.01%

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Only in IJS

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%

MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91%

CARMAX INC 0.82%

EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%

LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80%

VICTORIA S SECRET 0.79%

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.75%

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

IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +19.3% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +19.2% (SLYV) +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLYV −0.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 477 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.7bn $57.6bn

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

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About each fund

IJS

IJS tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +19.2% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 477 positions, with the top ten at 8.8%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 14, 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, IJS or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IJS or IXUS?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJS and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJS 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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