IXUS vs VXUS ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) · Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)
IXUS and VXUS overlap by 89.4% by portfolio weight. The remaining 10.6 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 3855 stocks; the largest shared position is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ticker unavailable), contributing 3.93% to the overlap.
What this means
IXUS and VXUS share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high 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 VXUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | N/A | 4.02% | 3.93% |
| Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | N/A | 1.68% | 1.65% |
| ASML Holding N.V. | N/A | 1.32% | 1.30% |
| SK hynix Inc. | N/A | 1.15% | 1.12% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | N/A | 0.91% | 0.87% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | N/A | 0.74% | 0.73% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | N/A | 0.67% | 0.69% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.68% | 0.67% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | N/A | 0.69% | 0.66% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 0.66% | 0.66% |
Holdings only in IXUS or VXUS
IXUS has 127 fund-only positions representing approximately 1.8 percentage points of reported exposure; VXUS has 4778 fund-only positions representing approximately 7.1 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 | 0.20% |
| SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. | SPOT | 0.17% |
| Nu Holdings Ltd. | NU | 0.12% |
| Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. | N/A | 0.11% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) | N/A | 0.11% |
| Nebius Group N.V. | NBIS | 0.07% |
| AerCap Holdings N.V. | AER | 0.06% |
| Banco Bradesco S.A. | N/A | 0.05% |
| VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | N/A | 0.05% |
| CREDICORP LTD. | BAP | 0.05% |
Largest positions only in VXUS
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Air Liquide SA | N/A | 0.18% |
| PDD Holdings Inc | PDD | 0.18% |
| L'Oreal SA | N/A | 0.15% |
| Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | VWO | 0.12% |
| Goodman Group | N/A | 0.10% |
| Waste Connections Inc | WCN | 0.10% |
| Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd | N/A | 0.09% |
| Engie SA | N/A | 0.08% |
| Transurban Group | N/A | 0.07% |
| Delta Electronics Thailand PCL | N/A | 0.07% |
FAQ
How much do IXUS and VXUS overlap?
IXUS and VXUS have 89.4% overlap by weight, sharing 3855 equity positions (out of 3982 in IXUS and 8633 in VXUS). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for IXUS and 2026-04-30 for VXUS.
What does 89.4% overlap mean?
IXUS and VXUS share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high 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 VXUS both hold?
The largest shared positions are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., ASML Holding N.V., SK hynix Inc., Tencent Holdings Limited. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between IXUS and VXUS?
IXUS has 127 positions not found in VXUS, while VXUS has 4778 positions not found in IXUS. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.