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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VNQ +4.8%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VNQ?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 63% of VNQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IXUS vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to VNQ's +4.8%; 0% 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 $35.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Real Estate ETF.

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At a glance

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

+4.8%

VNQ total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.13%

VNQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.3 points; IXUS is 1.6 times larger.

IXUS vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	VNQ
Return
Measure	IXUS	VNQ
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	+4.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IXUS	VNQ
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	8.3%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IXUS	VNQ
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IXUS	VNQ
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.13%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$58.8bn	$35.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IXUS	VNQ
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.5%	55.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VNQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS VNQ

COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.14% 0.35%

LAND SECURITIES GROUP REIT PLC 0.02% 0.02%

AECON GROUP 0.01% 0.42%

ATLAS ARTERIA STAPLED UNITS 0.01% 0.03%

CRANSWICK PLC 0.01% 0.16%

DO & CO AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0.01% 0.78%

EUROPRIS 0.01% 0.24%

MR PRICE GROUP LTD 0.01% 0.23%

OUTSURANCE GROUP 0.01% 0.26%

VALEO 0.01% 0.45%

ELSIGHT LTD 0.00% 0.61%

LAURENTIAN BANK OF CANADA 0.00% 0.13%

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 VNQ

Vanguard Real Estate II Index Fund 14.51%

Welltower Inc 9.12%

Prologis Inc 6.86%

Equinix Inc 5.65%

American Tower Corp 4.32%

Simon Property Group Inc 3.69%

Digital Realty Trust Inc 3.68%

Realty Income Corp 2.85%

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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks an index of US real estate

Total return, 1 year +14.1% +4.8%

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% 0.13%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 62.8%

Holdings 4584 141

Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VNQ as of Sep 30, 2026 $57.6bn $35.9bn

IXUS and VNQ 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.

VNQ

VNQ tracks an index of US real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 141 positions, with the top ten at 55.8%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VNQ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VNQ +4.8%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VNQ?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VNQ overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 63% of VNQ 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 ↗

VNQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VNQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VNQ ↗

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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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