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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IXUS vs VONG: how they differ

IXUS and VONG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned more over the year.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VONG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IXUSOnly in VONG
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%Apple Inc 11.97%
SK HYNIX 1.79%Microsoft Corp 8.98%
ASML HOLDING 1.55%Broadcom Inc 5.78%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%Alphabet Inc 3.91%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%Tesla Inc 3.48%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IXUS and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IXUS
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
VONG
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isCore MSCI Total International StockRussell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+4.7 pts−10.3 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.07%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%95.6%
Holdings2540387

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2540 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VONG?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and VONG returned +7.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VONG?
IXUS charges 0.07% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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