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IWB vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWB returned +13.1% to IXUS's +14.1%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF, and $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance
+13.1%
IWB total return, 1 year
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
0.15%
IWB expense ratio
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; IXUS is 1.2 times larger.

IWB vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIWBIXUS
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.1%+14.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksRussell 1000 IndexMSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026$48.4bn$57.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund35.3%13.5%

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

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, IWB and IXUS hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWB IXUS
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.12% 0.20%
ALLSTATE CORP 0.09% 0.06%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.06% 0.10%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.06% 0.11%
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.06% 0.07%
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES 0.06% 0.82%
MERCK & CO INC 0.49% 0.05%
DOLLAR GENERAL CORP 0.04% 0.14%
DTE ENERGY 0.04% 0.23%
ESTEE LAUDER INC CLASS A 0.04% 0.14%
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 0.04% 0.05%
PPL CORP 0.04% 0.07%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IWB
NVIDIA 7.15%
APPLE 7.06%
MICROSOFT 5.56%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%
BROADCOM INC 2.24%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%
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

IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +13.1% +14.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (VONE) +14.3% (ACWX)
Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs VONE −0.2 pts vs ACWX
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 91.7% 0.0%
Holdings 1025 4584
Net assets, IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 and IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 $49.1bn $57.6bn

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

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About each fund
IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% 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 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

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, IWB or IXUS?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWB returned +13.1% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IWB or IXUS?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWB and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 92% of IWB and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IWB on its own →IXUS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IWB dividend history →IWB holdings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IWB and IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWB ↗
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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