GXUS vs IXUS: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Goldman Sachs MarketBeta Total International Equity ETF

GXUSBNYSE Arca

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

IXUSANasdaq

Overlap

81.9%by weight

Expense ratio

IXUS −0.11pt a year

GXUS0.18%IXUS0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

IXUS 825.3×the volume

GXUS2.42KIXUS2M

3Y return · a year

IXUS +0.5pt

GXUS+20.1%IXUS+20.6%

GXUS vs IXUS Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+14.2%GXUS+13.5%IXUS

Expense ratio: GXUS 0.18%; IXUS 0.07%, better
Fund size: GXUS $620M; IXUS $56.8B
1Y total return: GXUS +14.2%, better; IXUS +13.5%
Yield (12M): GXUS 2.64%; IXUS 3.04%, better
Holdings: GXUS 2593; IXUS 4596
Avg volume (30D): GXUS 2.42K sh; IXUS 2M sh, better
NAV per share: GXUS $61.31; IXUS $92.10
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for GXUS, IXUS, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	GXUS	IXUS
Cost30% weight	B57	A70Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C53	B55Higher
Tradability15% weight	F8	A78Higher
Holdings10% weight	B60	A76Higher
Durability5% weight	F22	B67Higher

Rank among Total International Market funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. GXUS and IXUS are both graded against the same 8 Total International Market funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Total International Market⁠

Category · 8 funds

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IXUS ranks 3rd and GXUS 5th of 8 funds in the Total International Market Category.

Rank 1AVXUSVanguard Total International Stock ETFScore 80
Rank 2AVEUVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETFScore 79
Rank 3AIXUSiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETFScore 76
Rank 4BDFAXDimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETFScore 64
Rank 5BCWIState Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETFScore 58
Rank 5BGXUSGoldman Sachs MarketBeta Total International Equity ETFScore 58
SPWONot yet graded

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

GXUSBGoldman Sachs MarketBeta Total International Equity ETF

IXUSAiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

In short

GXUS Goldman's plain-vanilla passport: one ticker for roughly 2,800 large and mid-cap companies outside the US, at 0.18% a year, about half the typical fee among its index-tracking international peers.

IXUS One 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

GXUS The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Solactive GBS Global Markets ex United States Large & Mid Cap Index.

IXUS 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

GXUS Charges 0.18% a year against a 0.35% median for its international index peer group. Half price for the same job.
Tracks the Solactive GBS Global Markets ex United States Large & Mid Cap Index about as tightly as anything in this cohort, with almost no drift from the benchmark it promises.
Roughly 2,800 holdings, so a single trade buys the large and mid-cap slice of the world outside the US rather than a curated handful of it.
Sits in the upper half of its international cohort on our review, and distributions land quarterly.

IXUS 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

GXUS Thinly traded next to the category's household names. Spreads can widen, and limit orders are the usual tool for that.
Cheap, but not the cheapest: VXUS runs 0.05% for a similar total-international mandate.
Launched in 2023, so its record is short compared with ex-US index funds that have run for decades.

IXUS 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.

Full GXUS profile⁠

Full IXUS profile⁠

GXUS vs IXUS Holdings

How GXUS and IXUS differ

Overlap by weight

81.9%

Shared holdings make up 92.0% of GXUS and 82.5% of IXUS.

Level by level

Holdings1,816 in both81.9%
Countryby domicile91.3%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

No Sector split for GXUS.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in GXUS and IXUS, widest gap first
Country	More in GXUSMore in IXUS	GXUS	IXUS
United Kingdom	IXUS +1.4 points	8.1%	9.5%
South Africa	GXUS +1.2 points	1.2%	0.0%
France	IXUS +1.2 points	4.4%	5.6%
United States	GXUS +1.2 points	1.2%	0.0%
Japan	IXUS +1.0 points	16.1%	17.1%
Canada	IXUS +1.0 points	8.5%	9.5%
Israel	GXUS +0.9 points	0.9%	0.0%
Mexico	GXUS +0.6 points	0.6%	0.0%
Other countries (30)	GXUS +0.6 points	59.0%	58.4%

Outside the US: GXUS 67% developed, 33% emerging. IXUS 71% developed, 29% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

GXUS15.1%
IXUS13.6%

Securities held

GXUS2,571
IXUS4,560

Asset class

GXUS: Equity
IXUS: Equity

Holdings

Only in GXUS755
In both1,816
Only in IXUS2,744

Only in GXUS

755 securities, 7.8% of GXUS by weight

Ishares, Inc.-Ishares Msci Mal0.38%
Ince/Icus Msci Emg 12/20260.37%
Ince/Icus Msci Eafe 12/20260.35%
Spotify Technology S.a.0.23%
Hdfc Bank Limited0.22%
International Holdings Co Pjsc0.21%
Icici Bank Limited0.21%
Reliance Industries Limited0.19%
Glencore PLC0.18%
Bharti Airtel Limited0.15%
Argenx Se-Adr0.15%
Teva Pharmaceutical Inds Ltd0.13%
Waste Connections, Inc.0.12%
Infosys Limited0.10%
Byd Company Limited0.09%
St Microelectronics0.09%
Axis Bank Ltd0.08%
Larsen and Toubro Limited0.07%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited0.07%
Arcelormittal0.07%
Bajaj Finance Ltd0.07%
Ryanair Holdings Plc-Adr0.07%
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC0.06%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited0.06%
First Abu Dhabi Bank P.j.s.c.0.06%
Investor Aktiebolag (Publ)0.06%
Emirates Telecommunications Group Co (Etisalat Gro0.05%
State Bank of India0.05%
Sun Pharmaceutical Indus Ltd0.05%
International Consolidated-Adr0.05%
Eternal Limited0.05%
Titan Company Limited0.04%
Icon Public Limited Company0.04%
Natl Thermal Power Corp Ltd0.04%
Hindustan Unilever Limited0.04%
Bharat Electronics Limited0.04%
Maruti Suzuki India Limited0.04%
Hcl Technologies Limited0.04%
Tata Steel Limited0.04%
Ultratech Cement Limited0.04%
Upm-Kymmene Corp.0.04%
Hindalco Industries Limited0.03%
Shriram Finance Limited0.03%
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited0.03%
Ascendis Pharma A/S0.03%
Jardine Matheson Holdings (Sg)0.03%
Check Point Software Tech. Ltd0.03%
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited0.03%
Divi's Laboratories Limited0.03%
Jsw Steel Limited0.03%

Only in IXUS

2,744 securities, 17.0% of IXUS by weight

Spotify Technology0.21%
Hdfc Bank0.20%
Icici Bank0.19%
Reliance Industries Ltd0.17%
Glencore PLC0.16%
Bharti Airtel Ltd0.14%
Argenx0.14%
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries0.12%
Anglogold Ashanti PLC0.10%
Infosys0.09%
Byd H0.07%
Stmicroelectronics0.07%
Axis Bank0.07%
Larsen and Toubro Ltd0.07%
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd0.06%
Arcelormittal SA0.06%
Bajaj Finance Ltd0.06%
Aercap Holdings0.06%
Coca Cola Europacific Partners PLC0.06%
Nn Group0.06%
First Abu Dhabi Bank0.06%
Veolia Environ. SA0.05%
Wolters Kluwer0.05%
Helvetia Baloise Holding N AG0.05%
Credicorp Ltd0.05%
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd0.05%
Emirates Telecommunications Group0.05%
Vat Group AG0.05%
State Bank of India0.04%
Eternal0.04%
Banco De Sabadell0.04%
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries0.04%
Sonova Holding AG0.04%
Julius Baer Gruppe AG0.04%
Southern Copper Corp0.04%
Public Bank0.04%
Titan Company Ltd0.04%
Yum China Holdings Inc0.04%
Euronext NV0.04%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd0.04%
Ntpc Ltd0.04%
Logitech International0.03%
Bharat Electronics Ltd0.03%
Symrise AG0.03%
Asr Nederland0.03%
Malayan Banking0.03%
Coca Cola Hbc AG0.03%
Hindustan Unilever Ltd0.03%
Hcl Technologies Ltd0.03%
Cimb Group Holdings0.03%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 1,816 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in GXUS and IXUS, widest gap first
Holding	More in GXUSMore in IXUS	GXUS	IXUS
Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg Co	GXUS +0.36 points	4.69%	4.33%
Sk Hynix Inc	GXUS +0.28 points	1.70%	1.42%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	GXUS +0.23 points	2.14%	1.91%
Asml Holding N.v.	GXUS +0.22 points	1.70%	1.48%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group	GXUS +0.10 points	0.66%	0.56%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited	GXUS +0.09 points	0.59%	0.50%
Royal Bank of Canada	GXUS +0.08 points	0.76%	0.68%
Shell PLCSHEL.L	GXUS +0.08 points	0.83%	0.75%
Nippon Telegph & Tele	GXUS +0.07 points	0.15%	0.08%
Totalenergies SE	GXUS +0.07 points	0.52%	0.45%
Roche Holding AG	GXUS +0.08 points	0.91%	0.83%
Hsbc Holdings PLCHSBA.L	GXUS +0.07 points	0.79%	0.72%
Toronto Dominion Bank	GXUS +0.07 points	0.57%	0.50%
Tencent Holdings Limited	GXUS +0.07 points	0.79%	0.72%
Telstra Group Ltd	GXUS +0.07 points	0.10%	0.03%
Mediatek Inc.	GXUS +0.07 points	0.49%	0.42%
Banco Santander, S.a.	GXUS +0.06 points	0.45%	0.39%
Siemens AG Reg Shs	GXUS +0.06 points	0.58%	0.52%
Shopify Inc.	GXUS +0.06 points	0.52%	0.46%
Advantest Corp	GXUS +0.06 points	0.45%	0.39%
Sumitomo Mitsui Fin Group, Inc	GXUS +0.05 points	0.41%	0.36%
Sap SE	GXUS +0.05 points	0.63%	0.58%
China Construction Bank Corp	GXUS +0.05 points	0.32%	0.27%
Tokyo Electron Ltd	GXUS +0.05 points	0.38%	0.33%
Pdd Holdings Inc-AdrPDD	GXUS +0.05 points	0.15%	0.10%
Novartis AG Shs	GXUS +0.05 points	0.77%	0.72%
Mizuho Financial Group	GXUS +0.04 points	0.32%	0.28%
Allianz SE	GXUS +0.05 points	0.50%	0.45%
Schneider Electric	GXUS +0.05 points	0.40%	0.35%
Itochu Corporation	GXUS +0.04 points	0.24%	0.20%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLCRR.L	GXUS +0.05 points	0.38%	0.33%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia	GXUS +0.05 points	0.52%	0.47%
Bank of Montreal	GXUS +0.04 points	0.33%	0.29%
Abb Ltd	GXUS +0.05 points	0.37%	0.32%
Anheuser-Busch Inbev	GXUS +0.05 points	0.22%	0.17%
Brookfield Corporation	GXUS +0.04 points	0.23%	0.19%
Ase Technology Holding Co Ltd	GXUS +0.04 points	0.21%	0.17%
Samsung Electronics 1 Pfd	GXUS +0.04 points	0.29%	0.25%
Kioxia Holdings Corporation	GXUS +0.04 points	0.28%	0.24%
Unicredit, Societa' Per Azioni	GXUS +0.04 points	0.31%	0.27%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya	GXUS +0.04 points	0.36%	0.32%
Sony Group Corporation	GXUS +0.04 points	0.39%	0.35%
Nan Ya Plastics Corp	GXUS +0.04 points	0.14%	0.10%
Bhp Group Limited	GXUS +0.04 points	0.54%	0.50%
Bce Inc.	GXUS +0.04 points	0.05%	0.01%
Mitsubishi Corp.	GXUS +0.03 points	0.26%	0.23%
Murata Mfg. Co., Ltd.	GXUS +0.03 points	0.19%	0.16%
Delta Electronics (Th) Pcl	GXUS +0.03 points	0.08%	0.05%
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited	GXUS +0.04 points	0.24%	0.20%
Ubs Group AG	GXUS +0.03 points	0.39%	0.36%
Airbus SE	GXUS +0.03 points	0.34%	0.31%
Siemens Energy AG	GXUS +0.03 points	0.30%	0.27%
Canadian Imperial Bank of	GXUS +0.03 points	0.29%	0.26%
Nestle S.a.	GXUS +0.03 points	0.67%	0.64%
Fujitsu Limited	GXUS +0.04 points	0.13%	0.09%
Fujikura Ltd.	GXUS +0.03 points	0.12%	0.09%
Hitachi, Ltd.	GXUS +0.03 points	0.38%	0.35%
Bank of Nova Scotia (The)	GXUS +0.03 points	0.31%	0.28%
Iberdrola Sociedad Anonima	GXUS +0.03 points	0.40%	0.37%
Safran SA	GXUS +0.03 points	0.29%	0.26%
Generali	GXUS +0.03 points	0.11%	0.08%
Intesa Sanpaolo	GXUS +0.03 points	0.26%	0.23%
Bnp Paribas	GXUS +0.03 points	0.26%	0.23%
Infineon Technologies AG	GXUS +0.03 points	0.21%	0.18%
Softbank Group Corp.	GXUS +0.02 points	0.28%	0.26%
British American Tobacco OrdBATS.L	GXUS +0.03 points	0.33%	0.30%
Toyota Motor Corporation	GXUS +0.02 points	0.47%	0.45%
Lloyds Banking Group PLCLLOY.L	GXUS +0.02 points	0.20%	0.18%
Deutsche Telekom AG	GXUS +0.02 points	0.26%	0.24%
Axa	GXUS +0.03 points	0.21%	0.18%
Barclays PLCBARC.L	GXUS +0.03 points	0.21%	0.18%
Lvmh Moet-Hennessy Louis	GXUS +0.02 points	0.28%	0.26%
Enbridge Inc.	GXUS +0.03 points	0.29%	0.26%
Bae Systems PLCBA.L	GXUS +0.02 points	0.22%	0.20%
Natwest Group PLCNWG.L	GXUS +0.02 points	0.17%	0.15%
National Grid PLCNG.L	GXUS +0.02 points	0.22%	0.20%
Rio Tinto PLCRIO.L	GXUS +0.03 points	0.24%	0.21%
Deutsche Bank Reg Shs	GXUS +0.02 points	0.16%	0.14%
Mitsubishi Elec Corp	GXUS +0.03 points	0.16%	0.13%
Elite Material Co., Ltd.	GXUS +0.02 points	0.12%	0.10%
Zurich Insurance Group AG	GXUS +0.02 points	0.29%	0.27%
Barrick Mining Corp	GXUS +0.02 points	0.17%	0.15%
Ibiden Co Ltd	GXUS +0.02 points	0.08%	0.06%
Canadian National Railway Co.	GXUS +0.03 points	0.18%	0.15%
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clear	GXUS +0.03 points	0.15%	0.12%
Mitsui & Co Ltd	GXUS +0.02 points	0.20%	0.18%
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd	GXUS +0.02 points	0.18%	0.16%
Nokia Oyj Series A	GXUS +0.03 points	0.13%	0.10%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd	GXUS +0.02 points	0.31%	0.29%
Hon Hai Precision Industry	GXUS +0.02 points	0.24%	0.22%
Air Liquide SA	GXUS +0.03 points	0.33%	0.30%
Manulife Financial Corp	GXUS +0.02 points	0.20%	0.18%
King Slide Works Co., Ltd.	GXUS +0.02 points	0.06%	0.04%
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp	GXUS +0.02 points	0.15%	0.13%
Enel Spa Eur 1	GXUS +0.02 points	0.21%	0.19%
Rwe AG	GXUS +0.02 points	0.12%	0.10%
Westpac Banking Corporation	GXUS +0.02 points	0.24%	0.22%
Industria De Diseno Textil, S.a.	GXUS +0.02 points	0.18%	0.16%
Shin-Etsu Chemical	GXUS +0.02 points	0.17%	0.15%
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.	GXUS +0.02 points	0.08%	0.06%

All 2,573 GXUS holdings⁠All 4,580 IXUS holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

GXUS vs IXUS Cost

Overpaying GXUS vs IXUS

$2,269

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

GXUS 0.18%
$3,749
IXUS 0.07%
$1,480

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

GXUS 0.18%
IXUS 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	GXUS	IXUS	Overpaying
10	$328	$128	$200
20	$1,281	$503	$778
30	$3,749	$1,480	$2,269

Expense ratio

0.18%GXUS
0.07%IXUS, cheaper

IXUS0.07%GXUS0.18%

0.04%0.55%

Middle half of Total International Market funds
Median 0.23%

IXUS 3rd cheapest of 8 funds

GXUS 4th cheapest of 8 funds

GXUS vs IXUS Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): GXUS 2.64%; IXUS 3.04%, better
Payout (12M): GXUS $1.60; IXUS $2.80
Last payment: GXUS $0.49; IXUS $1.23
Ex-dividend: GXUS Sep 24, 2026; IXUS Jun 15, 2026
Paid on: GXUS Sep 30, 2026; IXUS Jun 18, 2026
Frequency: GXUS Quarterly; IXUS Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

GXUSQuarterly · 13 paymentsAll GXUS payments⁠

IXUSTwice a year · 20 paymentsAll IXUS payments⁠

GXUS vs IXUS Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: GXUS 12.2%IXUS 11.9%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: GXUS 1.21IXUS 1.28, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: GXUS −13.9%since Jun 2023IXUS −29.4%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: GXUS 0.99IXUS 0.92; Market = 1

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GXUS vs IXUS

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it