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IXUS vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to RDVY's +17.6%; 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 $25.4bn for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

IXUS on its own →RDVY on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+17.6%
RDVY total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.47%
RDVY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points; IXUS is 2.3 times larger.

IXUS vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSRDVY
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+17.6%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 20265.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMINasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.47%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$57.6bn$25.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%22.1%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and RDVY 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 RDVY
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.06% 2.17%
AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.01% 2.32%
AMP LTD 0.01% 1.41%
EURAZEO 0.01% 1.96%
ALSO HOLDING AG 0.00% 0.39%
ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD 0.00% 0.60%
PHARMA MAR SA 0.00% 0.82%
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 RDVY
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.42%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.26%
Microsoft Corporation 2.22%
Accenture plc 2.19%
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.14%
Expedia Group, Inc. 2.13%
NVIDIA Corporation 2.13%
Chubb Limited 2.12%
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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares First Trust
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +17.6%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.7% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX +3.9 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.47%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 94.3%
Holdings 4584 72
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $57.6bn $25.4bn

IXUS and RDVY 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.

RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 22.1%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or RDVY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and RDVY +17.6%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or RDVY?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and RDVY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 94% of RDVY 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) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗
RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for RDVY ↗

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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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