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IXUS

GradeANASDAQ Global Market

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Broad Stock Market · IShares · Inception 2012-10-17 · SEC filings

$96.31−1.59 (−1.62%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 97.90 to 96.31. Range 96.00 to 97.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$96.00$96.50$96.75$97.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.07%
Fund size
$60.3B
1Y return
+22.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.86%
Holdings
4586
Volume · 30D
1.9M sh
NAV per share
$97.50
52W range
low $81.02high $98.83

The ETF.net IXUS Grade

A

75/ 100

Rank 3 of 8 in Total International Market⁠

Confidence High

Six-pillar profile for IXUS. Scores out of 100: Cost 70, Risk 54, Mission 100, Tradability 72, Holdings 69, Durability 67. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (54). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 75 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 70
    Category rank3/8 · top 38%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank5/7 · mid-pack

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 54
    Category rank4/8 · top 50%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 72
    Category rank3/8 · top 38%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 69
    Category rank3/8 · top 38%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 67
    Category rank3/8 · top 38%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on IXUS

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01Seven basis points a year (0.07%), against a peer-group median near 0.28%. Global diversification priced close to a rounding error.
  2. 02Tracks 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
  3. 03Running since 2012, a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and one of the strongest implementations in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Cheaper 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.
  2. 02Small caps and emerging markets ride rougher than developed large caps, and everything inside is priced in foreign currencies.
  3. 03Distributions land annually or semiannually rather than quarterly, so income shows up in lumps.

IXUS Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:30 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
4,586
Top-10 weight
14%
Largest holding
2330.TW4.5%

Sectors

  • Financials23.2%
  • Technology20.2%
  • Industrials14.8%
  • Consumer Discr.7.9%
  • Materials7.7%
  • Health Care6.9%
  • Cons. Staples4.9%
  • Energy4.8%
  • Communication4.7%
  • Utilities2.8%
  • Real Estate2.2%

Geography

  • Japan15.66%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)8.95%
  • Canada8.10%
  • United Kingdom7.98%
  • Korea (the Republic of)6.52%
  • China5.38%
  • Switzerland5.36%
  • Germany4.78%
  • Other countries (48)37.28%

Developed 67% · Emerging 33% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 307.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING4.45%34,092,000$2.6B175
002005930.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD2.06%6,466,648$1.2B176
003000660.KSSK HYNIX1.73%763,205$1.0B184
004ASML.ASASML HOLDING1.49%534,927$887M194
005HSBA.LHSBC HOLDINGS PLC0.81%23,892,540$483M145
0060700.HKTENCENT HOLDINGS0.76%8,461,600$452M153
007ROP.SWROCHE PS PAR AG0.71%971,009$420M196
008RY.TOROYAL BANK OF CANADA0.66%1,913,939$389M92
009SHEL.LSHELL PLC0.61%7,673,479$363M159
010NOVN.SWNOVARTIS AG0.59%2,521,734$352M183
011AZN.LASTRAZENECA PLC0.59%2,078,362$347M164
0128306.TMITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP0.57%14,713,300$338M155
013NESN.SWNESTLE SA0.55%3,553,696$329M162
0149988.HKALIBABA GROUP HOLDING0.54%23,169,872$323M128
015BHP.AXBHP GROUP LTD0.51%6,984,436$303M151

Showing 1–15 of 4604 holdings

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$12,236
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. IXUS $12,236. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,307$10,934$12,562Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+17.1%
1 month−0.1%
3 months+0.7%
1 year+22.4%
3 years+21.0%per year
5 years+9.5%per year
10 years+9.4%per year

As of the close, 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+17.1%
2025+32.4%
2024+5.2%
2023+15.9%
2022−16.4%
2021+8.9%
2020+10.8%

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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 Sep 22, 2026.
2.86%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

IXUS Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
1.19
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.

IXUS Cost

Expense ratio0.07%
  • The middle half of Total International Market funds
  • Median 0.23%

2 of the 8 Total International Market funds charge less.

IXUS costs $7.00 a year on $10,000. The median Total International Market fund costs $23.00.