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IXUS vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to VTWO's +14.3%; 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 $16.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF.

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At a glance
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+14.3%
VTWO total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.06%
VTWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTWO costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; IXUS is 3.5 times larger.

IXUS vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSVTWO
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+14.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 20267.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMIRussell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$58.8bn$16.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%5.4%

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

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VTWO 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 VTWO
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY 0.16% 0.14%
LVMH 0.26% 0.14%
COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.14% 0.21%
AIRBUS GROUP 0.31% 0.13%
UCB SA 0.09% 0.13%
ORANGE SA 0.07% 0.19%
LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.29% 0.05%
MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.05% 0.07%
NN GROUP 0.05% 0.05%
SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.27% 0.04%
CREDIT AGRICOLE SA 0.04% 0.24%
TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.04% 0.07%
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 VTWO
SLBBH1142 2.36%
Twist Bioscience Corp 0.42%
Moog Inc 0.36%
JFrog Ltd 0.35%
UMB Financial Corp 0.32%
BrightSpring Health Services Inc 0.31%
Glaukos Corp 0.31%
Viasat Inc 0.30%
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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +14.3%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +14.1% (IWM)
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX +0.2 pts vs IWM
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.5%
Holdings 4584 2002
Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $57.6bn $16.6bn

IXUS and VTWO 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.

VTWO

VTWO tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,002 positions, with the top ten at 5.4%. It sat 7.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VTWO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VTWO +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VTWO?
VTWO is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IXUS on its own →VTWO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →VTWO dividend history →VTWO holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗
VTWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTWO ↗

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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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