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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VLUE?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IXUS vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to VLUE's +54.7%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 40.6 points; IXUS is 6.2 times larger.

IXUS vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	VLUE
Return
Measure	IXUS	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	IXUS	VLUE
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IXUS	VLUE
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	IXUS	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$57.6bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IXUS	VLUE
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.5%	42.8%

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

What they share

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

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS VLUE

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 0.39%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.07% 0.42%

LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 0.06% 0.11%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.05% 0.19%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.03% 0.94%

BAWAG GROUP AG 0.03% 0.33%

EQT 0.03% 0.18%

KEYERA 0.03% 0.11%

BALFOUR BEATTY PLC 0.02% 0.43%

TELENOR 0.02% 0.73%

BUDIMEX SA 0.01% 0.40%

EURAZEO 0.01% 0.14%

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 VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

PFIZER 1.86%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

QUALCOMM 1.73%

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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year +14.1% +54.7%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.6%

Holdings 4584 148

Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $57.6bn $9.4bn

IXUS and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VLUE?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

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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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