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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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IUSB vs IXUS: how they differ

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

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and IXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IUSB and IXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIUSBIXUS
POSCO0.00%0.04%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IUSBOnly in IXUS
United States of America 0.38%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%
United States of America 0.37%SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%
United States of America 0.37%SK HYNIX 1.79%
United States of America 0.37%ASML HOLDING 1.55%
United States of America 0.36%HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%
United States of America 0.36%TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%
United States of America 0.36%ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%
United States of America 0.35%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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IUSB and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isCore Universal USD BondCore MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year−0.3%+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.8 pts+4.7 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.07%
Holdings178192540

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

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, IUSB or IXUS?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or IXUS?
IUSB charges 0.06% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IUSB 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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