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IXUS vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to VYMI's +22.3%; 39% 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 $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

IXUS on its own →VYMI on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+22.3%
VYMI total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.07%
VYMI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.07% a year; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; IXUS is 2.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IXUS vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSVYMI
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+22.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 20264.6%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMIFTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$58.8bn$21.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common39%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%13.8%

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

Risk and return

Mar 11, 2016 to Oct 23, 2026 · 554 weekly returns
IXUS VYMI
Return
Total return edge VYMI +153.5% +188.1%
Annualized edge VYMI +9.1% +10.4%
Price return edge Tie +88.3% +86.8%
Risk
Volatility edge VYMI (slight) 16.3% 15.9%
Max drawdown edge IXUS (slight) −34.6% −38.3%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge VYMI 0.47 0.55
Sortino edge VYMI 0.66 0.78
Calmar edge VYMI (slight) 0.26 0.27
Reading

VYMI returned more: +188.1% to +153.5%. VYMI swung slightly less: 15.9% to 16.3%. IXUS fell slightly less at its worst: −34.6% to −38.3%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
Risk and return: IXUS vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSVYMIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+153.5%+188.1%VYMIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.1%+10.4%VYMITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+88.3%+86.8%TiePrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility16.3%15.9%VYMI (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.6%11.4%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−34.6%−38.3%IXUS (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.470.55VYMIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.660.78VYMIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.260.27VYMI (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 554 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

39%

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VYMI hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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39% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS VYMI
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 1.56%
SHELL 0.73% 1.48%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72% 1.81%
NOVARTIS AG 0.69% 1.42%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68% 1.47%
NESTLE SA 0.62% 1.25%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.55% 1.35%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.50% 1.15%
TORONTO DOMINION 0.50% 1.04%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.46% 0.93%
TOYOTA MOTOR 0.45% 1.03%
ALLIANZ 0.44% 0.96%
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%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.62%
SAP 0.58%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.50%
Only in VYMI
SLBBH1142 0.68%
Novo Nordisk A/S 0.65%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd 0.42%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 0.38%
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd 0.31%
United Microelectronics Corp 0.30%
Volvo AB 0.27%
Vale SA 0.26%
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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +22.3%
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% 0.07%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 4584 1509
Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $57.6bn $21.4bn

IXUS and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-81811D1C7E

IXUS and VYMI do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. IXUS follows MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI and VYMI follows FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 39% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 IXUS returned +14.1% and VYMI +22.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 8.2 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

VYMI

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested. 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 1,509 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VYMI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VYMI +22.3%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VYMI?
Neither: IXUS and VYMI both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IXUS on its own →VYMI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →VYMI dividend history →VYMI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗
VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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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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