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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +7.0% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IWF or IXUS?

IWF charges 0.18% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IWF vs IXUS: how they differ

IWF and IXUS hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned more over the year.

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IWF and IXUS hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IWF and IXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IWF	IXUS
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY	0.25%	0.18%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A	0.16%	0.12%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.15%	0.09%
RESTAURANTS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL	0.05%	0.06%
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT VOTING	0.05%	0.04%
HEICO	0.04%	0.05%
AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP	0.03%	0.13%
HYATT HOTELS CORP CLASS A	0.02%	0.03%
AMERIPRISE FINANCE INC	0.01%	0.01%
AURA MINERALS INC	0.01%	0.01%
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC	0.12%	0.01%
ESTEE LAUDER INC CLASS A	0.01%	0.11%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IWF	Only in IXUS
NVIDIA 15.46%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%
APPLE 7.77%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%
ALPHABET CLASS A 5.88%	SK HYNIX 1.79%
MICROSOFT 5.55%	ASML HOLDING 1.55%
BROADCOM INC 5.10%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%
ALPHABET CLASS C 4.77%	TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.52%	ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.35%	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 Sep 10, 2026.

IWF and IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Russell 1000 growth	Core MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+7.0%	+22.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.5 pts	+4.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	93.6%	0.0%
Holdings	315	2540

IWF in plain words

IWF is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 315 positions, with the top ten at 57.3%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, IWF or IXUS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +7.0% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IWF or IXUS?: IWF charges 0.18% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IWF and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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