ETF comparison

IXUSvsVEU

Both International Total.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF · Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
87.6%

2,515 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IXUS and VEU would leave roughly87.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IXUS only 11.9%Shared 87.6%VEU only 10.6%
In IXUS only
1,639 positions
Shared
2,515 positions
In VEU only
1,335 positions

Side by side

IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

iShares · International Total

92composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.070%
Net assets
$60.64B
TTM yield
2.91%
Top-10 conc.
12.5%
VEU

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Total

93composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.040%
Net assets
$98.64B
TTM yield
2.51%
Top-10 conc.
13.7%

Sub-score comparison

93
Cost
96
77
Tax efficiency
78
100
Liquidity
100
96
Concentration
95
Tracking quality
IXUSsub-scoreVEU

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

VEU is 3 bps cheaper than IXUS. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for IXUS.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IXUS vs VEU.

Top shared holdings

2,515 shared in total
#HoldingIn IXUSIn VEUOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited4.02%4.28%4.02%
2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.1.68%1.81%1.68%
3ASML Holding N.V.1.32%1.43%1.32%
4SK hynix Inc.1.15%1.23%1.15%
5Tencent Holdings Limited0.91%0.96%0.91%
6HSBC HOLDINGS PLC0.74%0.80%0.74%
7ASTRAZENECA PLC0.69%0.72%0.69%
8Roche Holding AG0.68%0.73%0.68%
9Alibaba Group Holding Limited0.67%0.75%0.67%
10Novartis AG0.66%0.72%0.66%
11Nestle S.A.0.61%0.66%0.61%
12SHELL PLC0.61%0.66%0.61%

Only in IXUS

1,639 total
  • SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A.0.17%
  • Nu Holdings Ltd.0.12%
  • TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.09%
  • SEA LIMITED0.08%
  • Delta Electronics (Thailand) Public Company Limited0.07%
  • Nebius Group N.V.0.07%
  • AerCap Holdings N.V.0.06%
  • CREDICORP LTD.0.05%
  • SOUTHERN COPPER CORPORATION0.04%
  • HonPrecision Inc0.03%

Only in VEU

1,335 total
  • Air Liquide SA0.19%
  • L'Oreal SA0.17%
  • Waste Connections Inc0.11%
  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd0.10%
  • Engie SA0.08%
  • Delta Electronics Thailand PCL0.07%
  • Amrize Ltd0.07%
  • Itau Unibanco Holding SA0.07%
  • Investor AB0.05%
  • Infosys Ltd0.04%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.