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IXUS vs TOUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

IXUS and TOUS hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $58.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and $1.7bn for T. Rowe Price International Equity ETF.

IXUS costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points; IXUS is far larger, $58.6bn against $1.7bn.

IXUSTOUS
Expense ratio0.07%0.50%
Net assets$58.6bn$1.7bn
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+15.0%
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMINo index, actively managed
Holdings in common23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.3%17.5%
Below its high3.8%, high on Sep 4, 20265.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+18.0%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+15.0%
TOUS total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.50%
TOUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and TOUS hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IXUS TOUS
ASML HOLDING 1.68% 3.58%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.18% 1.02%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.75% 1.16%
SHELL 0.69% 0.74%
NOVARTIS AG 0.61% 0.85%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.56% 2.13%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.52% 1.01%
SAP 0.50% 0.55%
ADVANTEST 0.45% 0.47%
BANCO SANTANDER 0.45% 0.61%
ALLIANZ 0.42% 1.06%
TOKYO ELECTRON 0.41% 0.47%
Only in IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.68%
SK HYNIX 1.65%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.76%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.71%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.63%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.56%
MEDIATEK 0.51%
SIEMENS N AG 0.51%
Only in TOUS
UNICREDIT SPA 1.68%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 1.39%
ING GROEP NV CVA NLG1 1.12%
ENEL SPA 1.07%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTA 1.07%
SIEMENS ENERGY AG 0.79%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG-REG 0.75%
PROSUS 0.75%

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On the same fields

IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
TOUS
T. Rowe Price International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares T. Rowe Price
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +18.0% +15.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +0.7 pts −2.3 pts
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.3%
Holdings 4586 188
Net assets $58.6bn $1.7bn

IXUS and TOUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,586 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

TOUS in plain words

TOUS is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 188 positions, with the top ten at 17.5%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or TOUS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +18.0% and TOUS +15.0%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or TOUS?
IXUS is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and TOUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of TOUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IXUS ↗TOUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗TOUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗T. Rowe Price 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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