iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
$94.66+0.09 (+0.10%)
- 0.07%
- $58.6B
- +20.2%
- 2.96%
- 1.9M sh
- $94.80
- low $81.02high $98.83
The ETF.net IXUS Grade
A
Score 74 out of 100
- 3 of 8
Score 74 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A70 out of 100Rank 3 of 8Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C54 out of 100Rank 1 of 8Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B67 out of 100Rank 3 of 8Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 4 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B67 out of 100Rank 3 of 8
Our read on IXUS
AOne ticker for the stock market outside the US: developed and emerging, mega caps down to small caps, roughly 4,300 stocks, for 0.07% a year. The whole rest of the world in a single line item.
The Fund seeks to track an index of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization non-U.S. equities. It uses an indexing approach and generally invests at least 80% of assets in the Underlying Index’s component securities or substantially identical investments.
Why people hold it
- Seven basis points a year (0.07%), against a peer-group median near 0.28%. Global diversification priced close to a rounding error.
- Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI: non-US developed and emerging markets, large, mid and small caps, roughly 4,300 stocks, with at least 80% of assets in index components.ishares.com
- Running since 2012, a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and one of the strongest implementations in its peer group.
Worth knowing
- Cheaper tickets exist in the aisle: VEU charges 0.04%. It follows a FTSE index rather than MSCI, so the holdings are not the same basket.
- Small caps and emerging markets ride rougher than developed large caps, and everything inside is priced in foreign currencies.
- Distributions land annually or semiannually rather than quarterly, so income shows up in lumps.
IXUS Holdings
- Stocks
- 4,601
- 14%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Financials22.8%
- Information Technology21.5%
- Industrials14.6%
- Consumer Discretionary7.8%
- Materials7.6%
- Health Care6.6%
- Consumer Staples5.0%
- Energy4.9%
- Communication4.2%
- Utilities3.0%
- Real Estate2.1%
Geography
- Japan15.93%
- Taiwan (Province of China)9.76%
- Canada7.98%
- United Kingdom7.84%
- Korea (the Republic of)6.73%
- China5.30%
- Switzerland5.28%
- Germany4.59%
- 36.59%
Developed 66% · Emerging 34%
IXUS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IXUS$12,017
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | IXUS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.2% |
| 1 month | −2.7% |
| 3 months | −0.7% |
| 1 year | +20.2% |
| 3 years | +20.2% |
| 5 years | +9.2% |
| 10 years | +9.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IXUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.2% | |
| 2025 | +32.4% | |
| 2024 | +5.2% | |
| 2023 | +15.9% | |
| 2022 | −16.4% | |
| 2021 | +8.9% | |
| 2020 | +10.8% |
IXUS in the news
IXUS Dividends
- 2.96%
- $2.80
- $1.23 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
IXUS Risk
- 12.0%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 1.24
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −29.4%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.92
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IXUS Cost
0.07%
IXUS0.07%
- The middle half of Total International Market funds
- Median 0.23%
2 of the 8 Total International Market funds charge less.
Other funds in Total International Market
- AVXUSVanguard Total International Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +20.0%
- AVEUVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +20.6%
- BDFAXDimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETFExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +23.3%
- BACWXiShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return +20.7%
- BCWIState Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +20.1%