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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and MUB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or MUB?

MUB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IXUS vs MUB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to MUB's −0.4%; 0% 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 $54.1bn for iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

−0.4%

MUB total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.05%

MUB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MUB costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.5 points; IXUS is 1.1 times larger.

IXUS vs MUB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	MUB
Return
Measure	IXUS	MUB
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	IXUS	MUB
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IXUS	MUB
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	ICE AMT-Free US National Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	IXUS	MUB
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$57.6bn	$54.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IXUS	MUB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.5%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS MUB

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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 MUB

UNIVERSITY TEX UNIV REVS 0.16%

SAN ANTONIO TEX WTR REV 0.13%

NEW YORK ST TWY AUTH ST PERS I 0.12%

NORTHWEST TEX INDPT SCH DIST 0.12%

OKLAHOMA TRANSN AUTH OK F/K/A 0.12%

HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.11%

NEW JERSEY ST 0.11%

OHIO ST UNIV GEN RCPTS 0.11%

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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks an index of National Muni Bond

Total return, 1 year +14.1% −0.4%

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% 0.05%

Holdings 4584 7873

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $57.6bn $54.1bn

IXUS and MUB 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.

MUB

MUB tracks an index of National Muni Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or MUB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and MUB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or MUB?: MUB is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IXUS and MUB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

MUB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MUB ↗

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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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