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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +18.0% and MFSI +11.3%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or MFSI?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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IXUS vs MFSI: Differences, Returns & Fees

IXUS and MFSI hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets: $58.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, and $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF.

IXUS costs 0.52 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points.

	IXUS	MFSI
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.59%
Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026	$58.6bn	$1.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+11.3%
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	19%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.3%	27.9%
Below its high	3.8%, high on Sep 4, 2026	3.4%, high on Aug 10, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+18.0%

IXUS total return, 1 year

+11.3%

MFSI total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.59%

MFSI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and MFSI hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IXUS MFSI

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.68% 7.86%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.18% 4.02%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.76% 2.26%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.63% 0.66%

NOVARTIS AG 0.61% 1.80%

NESTLE SA 0.56% 0.60%

SAP 0.50% 1.25%

TOTALENERGIES 0.40% 1.69%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.38% 1.99%

HITACHI 0.37% 1.99%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.36% 1.78%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.36% 1.26%

Only in IXUS

ASML HOLDING 1.68%

SK HYNIX 1.65%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.71%

SHELL 0.69%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.56%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.56%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.53%

Only in MFSI

Air Liquide SA 2.10%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA 1.90%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.74%

Eni SpA 1.60%

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA 1.59%

Merck KGaA 1.19%

Kone Oyj 0.90%

Cie de Saint-Gobain SA 0.89%

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On the same fields

IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

MFSI

MFS Active International ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares MFS

What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +18.0% +11.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.7 pts −6.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.59%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4586 93

Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 9, 2026 and MFSI as of May 31, 2026 $58.6bn $1.1bn

IXUS and MFSI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,586 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

MFSI in plain words

MFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 93 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or MFSI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +18.0% and MFSI +11.3%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or MFSI?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and MFSI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of MFSI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IXUS ↗MFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MFS website ↗

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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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