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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and MDY +12.8%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or MDY?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of MDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IXUS vs MDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to MDY's +12.8%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and $25.9bn for SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust.

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At a glance

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

+12.8%

MDY total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.23%

MDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; IXUS is 2.2 times larger.

IXUS vs MDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	MDY
Return
Measure	IXUS	MDY
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	+12.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IXUS	MDY
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IXUS	MDY
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	S&P MidCap 400 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IXUS	MDY
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.23%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$57.6bn	$25.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IXUS	MDY
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.5%	7.5%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and MDY hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS MDY

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.26% 0.28%

ALLIANZ 0.44% 0.22%

CSL 0.16% 0.40%

ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 0.13% 0.24%

ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.08% 0.18%

ORANGE SA 0.07% 0.16%

NEXT PLC 0.06% 0.35%

MTN GROUP 0.05% 0.16%

RB GLOBAL 0.04% 0.46%

VALTERRA PLATINUM LTD 0.04% 0.19%

HYDRO ONE 0.03% 0.21%

CAR GROUP 0.02% 0.05%

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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 MDY

Okta Inc. Class A 1.09%

U.S. Dollar 0.96%

TechnipFMC plc 0.81%

United Therapeutics Corporation 0.73%

Entegris Inc. 0.66%

ATI Inc 0.66%

US Foods Holding Corp. 0.64%

Reliance Inc. 0.64%

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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks the S&P MidCap 400

Total return, 1 year +14.1% +12.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.2% (IJH)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX −0.4 pts vs IJH

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.23%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4584 401

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $57.6bn $25.9bn

IXUS and MDY 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.

MDY

MDY tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% 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 401 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or MDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and MDY +12.8%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or MDY?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and MDY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of MDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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MDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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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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