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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or IXUS?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IUSB vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share on X Download as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IUSB returned −1.2% to IXUS's +14.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about IUSB and IXUS

Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

IUSB on its own →IXUS on its own →

At a glance

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.3 points; IXUS is 1.2 times larger.

IUSB vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IUSB	IXUS
Return
Measure	IUSB	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	−1.2%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IUSB	IXUS
Below its high		4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IUSB	IXUS
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	IUSB	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$49.8bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IUSB	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, IUSB and IXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IUSB IXUS

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

IUSB iShares Core Universal USD 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 Universal USD Bond Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year −1.2% +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 0.06% 0.07%

Holdings 18338 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.8bn $57.6bn

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

Alert

About each fund

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

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, IUSB or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −1.2% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or IXUS?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

IUSB vs VEU IUSB vs VXUS IUSB vs VEA IUSB vs SCHF BOND vs IXUS IXUS vs SGOV IXUS vs TIP IXUS vs VBIL

Where to next

IUSB on its own →IXUS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IUSB and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, IUSB against IXUS, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/iusb-vs-ixus

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.