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iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

IXUSNasdaqiSharesA

$92.56+0.21 (+0.23%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A76/ 100

Rank 3 of 8 in Total International Market

A76/100Rank 3 of 8inTotal International Market
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 92.35 to 92.56. Range 92.53 to 93.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.92.7593.0093.2593.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.07%
Fund size
$56.8B
1Y total return
+13.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.04%
Holdings
4596
Avg volume · 30D
2M sh
52W range
low $81.02high $98.83
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net IXUS Grade

A

Score 76 out of 100

Category
Total International Market⁠
Rank
3 of 8
Six-pillar profile for IXUS. Scores out of 100: Cost 70, Risk 55, Mission 100, Tradability 78, Holdings 76, Durability 67. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (55). Leans toward Mission.

Score 76 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 100
    Rank 3 of 8

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 7

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 8

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 8

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A76 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 8

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 8

Our read on IXUS

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Oct 18, 2012

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

IXUS$11,352
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. IXUS $11,352. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for IXUS. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodIXUS
Year to date+10.5%
1 month−2.8%
3 months−2.3%
1 year+13.5%
3 yearsper year+20.6%
5 yearsper year+8.1%
10 yearsper year+9.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for IXUS
YearReturn barIXUS
2026 YTD+10.5%
2025+32.4%
2024+5.2%
2023+15.9%
2022−16.4%
2021+8.9%
2020+10.8%

IXUS in the news

IXUS Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
3.04%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.80Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.23 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 20 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.74; Dec 19, 2017 $0.78; Jun 19, 2018 $0.89; Dec 18, 2018 $0.69; Jun 17, 2019 $0.94; Dec 16, 2019 $0.98; Jun 15, 2020 $0.53; Dec 14, 2020 $0.71; Jun 10, 2021 $0.85; Dec 13, 2021 $1.27; Dec 30, 2021 $0.09; Jun 9, 2022 $0.95; Dec 13, 2022 $0.49; Jun 7, 2023 $0.98; Dec 20, 2023 $1.05; Jun 11, 2024 $1.02; Dec 17, 2024 $1.18; Jun 16, 2025 $1.17; Dec 16, 2025 $1.57; Jun 15, 2026 $1.23. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.23
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.57
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$1.17
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.18
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$1.02
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$1.05
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.98
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.49
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.95
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.09
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.27
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.85

See all 29 payments⁠

$10,000 in IXUS 10 years ago paid $3,724 in dividends.⁠

IXUS Risk

Risk pillarB55 out of 100Rank 1 of 8 in Total International Market
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.28
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−29.4%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.92
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

IXUS Cost

Compare IXUS and VEU

Overpaying vs VEU, cheapest in Total International Market

$631

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • IXUS 0.07%

    $1,480

  • VEU 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • IXUS 0.07%
  • VEU 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K051015202530IXUS $1,480VEU $849

Year by year

YearIXUSVEUOverpaying
10$128$73$55
20$503$288$215
30$1,480$849$631

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