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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and SDY +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or SDY?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 84% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IXUS vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share on X Download as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to SDY's +16.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about IXUS and SDY

Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and $21.9bn for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.

IXUS on its own →SDY on its own →

At a glance

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

+16.5%

SDY total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.35%

SDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; IXUS is 2.6 times larger.

IXUS vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	SDY
Return
Measure	IXUS	SDY
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	+16.5%
Drawdown
Measure	IXUS	SDY
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IXUS	SDY
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	IXUS	SDY
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$57.6bn	$21.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IXUS	SDY
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.5%	20.4%

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

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS SDY

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 0.59%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.26% 0.39%

CSL 0.16% 0.55%

RB GLOBAL 0.04% 0.35%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.03% 1.03%

BALFOUR BEATTY PLC 0.02% 0.70%

ORICA 0.02% 0.35%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.01% 1.55%

AMP LTD 0.01% 0.59%

BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE BANK 0.01% 0.41%

BUDIMEX SA 0.01% 1.50%

EMERALD RESOURCES 0.01% 0.78%

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%

SHELL 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

NOVARTIS AG 0.69%

Only in SDY

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%

CHEVRON CORP 2.15%

REALTY INCOME CORP 1.94%

PEPSICO INC 1.82%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.79%

TARGET CORP 1.59%

KENVUE INC 1.55%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +14.1% +16.5%

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% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 84.4%

Holdings 4584 156

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $57.6bn $21.9bn

IXUS and SDY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Alert

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.

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or SDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and SDY +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or SDY?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 84% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

IXUS vs RSP COWZ vs IXUS IXUS vs NOBL IXUS vs VOE SDY vs VEU SDY vs VXUS SDY vs VEA SCHF vs SDY

Where to next

IXUS on its own →SDY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →SDY dividend history →SDY holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

SDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, IXUS against SDY, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ixus-vs-sdy

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.