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IXUS vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to VOO's +13.7%; 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 $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

IXUS on its own →VOO on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+13.7%
VOO total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.03%
VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOO costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; VOO is 17.0 times larger.

IXUS vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSVOO
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+13.7%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMIS&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$58.8bn$1.0tn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%39.1%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VOO hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS VOO
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.06% 0.09%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.07% 0.06%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 0.05%
MERCK 0.05% 0.55%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.05% 0.05%
VINCI SA 0.14% 0.04%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.23% 0.04%
PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.07% 0.04%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.14% 0.04%
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.03% 0.06%
EQT 0.03% 0.05%
KEYERA 0.03% 0.03%
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 VOO
NVIDIA Corp 8.40%
Apple Inc 7.39%
Microsoft Corp 5.79%
Amazon.com Inc 3.72%
Alphabet Inc 3.07%
Broadcom Inc 2.54%
Alphabet Inc 2.46%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.43%
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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +13.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.7% (IVV)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX 0.0 pts vs IVV
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.7%
Holdings 4584 507
Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $57.6bn $1.0tn

IXUS and VOO 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.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VOO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VOO +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VOO?
VOO is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
IXUS on its own →VOO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →VOO dividend history →VOO holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗
VOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VOO ↗

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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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