IXUS vs VWO ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)
IXUS and VWO overlap by 24% by portfolio weight. The remaining 76.0 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 1453 stocks; the largest shared position is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ticker unavailable), contributing 4.02% to the overlap.
What this means
IXUS and VWO share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in IXUS | in VWO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | N/A | 4.02% | 14.61% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | N/A | 0.91% | 3.26% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | N/A | 0.67% | 2.55% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. | N/A | 0.32% | 1.17% |
| MediaTek Inc. | N/A | 0.30% | 1.06% |
| CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATION | N/A | 0.25% | 0.85% |
| HDFC BANK LIMITED | N/A | 0.22% | 0.80% |
| RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED | N/A | 0.22% | 0.90% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. | N/A | 0.21% | 0.74% |
| ICICI BANK LIMITED | N/A | 0.17% | 0.61% |
Holdings only in IXUS or VWO
IXUS has 2529 fund-only positions representing approximately 73.7 percentage points of reported exposure; VWO has 3472 fund-only positions representing approximately 14.0 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in IXUS
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | N/A | 1.68% |
| ASML Holding N.V. | N/A | 1.32% |
| SK hynix Inc. | N/A | 1.15% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | N/A | 0.74% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | N/A | 0.69% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.68% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 0.66% |
| Nestle S.A. | N/A | 0.61% |
| SHELL PLC | N/A | 0.61% |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | RY | 0.59% |
Largest positions only in VWO
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| PDD Holdings Inc | PDD | 0.66% |
| Delta Electronics Thailand PCL | N/A | 0.24% |
| Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV | N/A | 0.18% |
| Banco BTG Pactual SA | N/A | 0.13% |
| PTT PCL | N/A | 0.11% |
| Advanced Info Service PCL | N/A | 0.10% |
| H World Group Ltd | N/A | 0.09% |
| Kasikornbank PCL | N/A | 0.08% |
| Gulf Development PCL | N/A | 0.07% |
| Banca Transilvania SA | N/A | 0.07% |
FAQ
How much do IXUS and VWO overlap?
IXUS and VWO have 24% overlap by weight, sharing 1453 equity positions (out of 3982 in IXUS and 4925 in VWO). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for IXUS and 2026-04-30 for VWO.
What does 24% overlap mean?
IXUS and VWO share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do IXUS and VWO both hold?
The largest shared positions are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Tencent Holdings Limited, Alibaba Group Holding Limited, DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC., MediaTek Inc.. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between IXUS and VWO?
IXUS has 2529 positions not found in VWO, while VWO has 3472 positions not found in IXUS. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.