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IXUS vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to IYR's +3.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, and $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

IXUS on its own →IYR on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+3.4%
IYR total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.37%
IYR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; IXUS is 14.6 times larger.

IXUS vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSIYR
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+3.4%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 20268.6%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMIDow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026$57.0bn$3.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%52.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and IYR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS IYR
AECON GROUP 0.01% 0.50%
DO & CO AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0.01% 1.02%
VALEO 0.01% 0.57%
ELSIGHT LTD 0.00% 0.90%
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in IYR
WELLTOWER 9.85%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10%
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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +3.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX not measured
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.37%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 80.0%
Holdings 4584 59
Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and IYR as of Oct 28, 2026 $57.6bn $3.9bn

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

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About each fund
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.

IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or IYR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and IYR +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or IYR?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and IYR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 80% of IYR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
IXUS and IYR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗
IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYR ↗

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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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