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IXUS vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to QQQ's +15.2%; 2% 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 $483.0bn for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.

IXUS on its own →QQQ on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+15.2%
QQQ total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.18%
QQQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; QQQ is 8.4 times larger.

IXUS vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSQQQ
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+15.2%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 20264.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMINasdaq-100 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$57.6bn$483.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%46.7%

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

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and QQQ hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS QQQ
ASML HOLDING 1.53% 0.66%
SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.49% 0.86%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 0.18%
PDD HOLDINGS ADS 0.10% 0.23%
NEBIUS NV CLASS A 0.08% 0.17%
FERROVIAL NV 0.06% 0.17%
COCA COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC 0.05% 0.21%
THOMSON REUTERS CORP 0.04% 0.19%
AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.01% 0.50%
LINDIAN RESOURCES LTD 0.00% 1.01%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%
SK HYNIX 1.35%
SHELL 0.73%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%
NOVARTIS AG 0.69%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%
Only in QQQ
NVIDIA Corp 8.17%
Apple Inc 7.88%
Microsoft Corp 6.14%
Micron Technology Inc 4.50%
Amazon.com Inc 4.25%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.93%
Tesla Inc 3.33%
Alphabet Inc 2.92%
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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Invesco
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks the Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +15.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +15.2% (QQQM)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX 0.0 pts vs QQQM
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.18%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 95.7%
Holdings 4584 103
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $57.6bn $483.0bn

IXUS and QQQ 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.

QQQ

QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or QQQ?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and QQQ +15.2%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or QQQ?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 96% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IXUS on its own →QQQ on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →QQQ dividend history →QQQ holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗
QQQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QQQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco page for QQQ ↗

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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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