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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and SPYD +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or SPYD?

Neither: IXUS and SPYD both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IXUS vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to SPYD's +15.3%; 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 $7.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.07% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; IXUS is 7.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IXUS vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	SPYD
Return
Measure	IXUS	SPYD
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	+15.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IXUS	SPYD
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IXUS	SPYD
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	IXUS	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$57.6bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IXUS	SPYD
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.5%	16.1%

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

Risk and return

Oct 30, 2015 to Oct 23, 2026 · 573 weekly returns

IXUS SPYD

Return

Total return edge SPYD +142.7% +168.7%

Annualized edge SPYD +8.4% +9.4%

Price return edge IXUS +78.2% +61.3%

Risk

Volatility edge IXUS 16.5% 19.6%

Max drawdown edge IXUS −34.6% −43.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie 0.43 0.44

Sortino edge SPYD (slight) 0.60 0.62

Calmar edge IXUS (slight) 0.24 0.22

Reading

SPYD returned more: +168.7% to +142.7%. IXUS swung less: 16.5% to 19.6%. IXUS fell less at its worst: −34.6% to −43.0%.

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Risk and return: IXUS vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	SPYD	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+142.7%	+168.7%	SPYD	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+8.4%	+9.4%	SPYD	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+78.2%	+61.3%	IXUS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	16.5%	19.6%	IXUS	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	11.8%	13.8%	IXUS	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−34.6%	−43.0%	IXUS	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.43	0.44	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.60	0.62	SPYD (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.24	0.22	IXUS (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 573 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and SPYD 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 SPYD

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.07% 1.26%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.05% 1.11%

KEYERA 0.03% 1.19%

BALFOUR BEATTY PLC 0.02% 1.47%

AECON GROUP 0.01% 1.07%

BENDIGO AND ADELAIDE BANK 0.01% 1.25%

DO & CO AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0.01% 1.11%

DOWNER EDI 0.01% 1.41%

EURAZEO 0.01% 1.20%

INTERPUMP GROUP 0.01% 1.14%

SODEXO SA 0.01% 1.24%

TELUS 0.01% 1.18%

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 SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%

HP INC 1.74%

PFIZER INC 1.56%

CHEVRON CORP 1.54%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%

CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%

EOG RESOURCES INC 1.45%

STANLEY BLACK + DECKER INC 1.45%

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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High 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 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +14.1% +15.3%

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% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.3%

Holdings 4584 79

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $57.6bn $7.5bn

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

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IXUS and SPYD do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. IXUS follows MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI and SPYD follows S&P 500 High Dividend Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
Number of holdings. IXUS holds 4,584 positions and SPYD holds 79.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or SPYD?: Neither: IXUS and SPYD both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 99% of SPYD 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 ↗

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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