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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VOE +22.8%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or VOE?

VOE is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 96% of VOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IXUS vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to VOE's +22.8%; 2% 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 $22.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF.

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At a glance

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

+22.8%

VOE total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.05%

VOE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOE costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.7 points; IXUS is 2.6 times larger.

IXUS vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	VOE
Return
Measure	IXUS	VOE
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	+22.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IXUS	VOE
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IXUS	VOE
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	Morningstar US Mid Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	IXUS	VOE
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$58.8bn	$22.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IXUS	VOE
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.5%	14.0%

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 VOE hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS VOE

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 0.59%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.23% 0.43%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.14% 0.20%

VINCI SA 0.14% 0.45%

PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.07% 0.40%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.07% 0.67%

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.06% 0.95%

LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 0.06% 0.29%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.05% 0.52%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.03% 0.65%

EQT 0.03% 0.26%

KEYERA 0.03% 0.36%

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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 VOE

Valero Energy Corp 1.90%

Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.89%

Phillips 66 1.73%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.37%

SLB Ltd 1.23%

Target Corp 1.21%

Cummins Inc 1.21%

General Motors Co 1.15%

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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF VOE Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value

Total return, 1 year +14.1% +22.8%

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% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.0%

Holdings 4584 169

Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOE as of Sep 30, 2026 $57.6bn $22.8bn

IXUS and VOE 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.

VOE

VOE tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 14.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VOE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VOE +22.8%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VOE?: VOE is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VOE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 96% of VOE 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 ↗

VOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOE ↗

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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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