IXUS vs VEU overlap - what they share and where they differ

IXUS and VEU share 44.8% of their weight across 529 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

IXUS and VEU

44.8%

529 shared positions

IXUS

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Reported positions cover 96% of the fund, 2,519 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 12.8%·Holdings of IXUS

VEU

VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 97% of the fund, 1,935 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 13.5%·Holdings of VEU

Reported positions cover IXUS 96%, VEU 97% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VEU vs IXUS side by side

IXUSiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

2,519

stock positions reported to the SEC

51.3% of its weight is in 1,990 names VEU does not hold

VEUVANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND

1,935

stock positions reported to the SEC

48.5% of its weight is in 1,406 names IXUS does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

IXUS
VEU
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
10.3%
11.0%
Financial Services
8.0%
8.0%
Healthcare
2.9%
3.1%
Basic Materials
3.0%
2.8%
Energy
2.6%
2.3%

No sector differs by more than a point between the two.

The figures side by side

IXUSVEU
Filing dateApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported2,5191,935
Weight of the ten largest12.8%13.5%
Largest positionTSM 4.0%TSM 4.3%
Held alone1,990 positions, 51.3%1,406 positions, 48.5%
Covered by stock positions96%97%

Holdings they share

StockIn IXUSIn VEUCounted
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited4.02%4.29%4.02%
ASMLASML Holding N.V.1.32%1.43%1.32%
SKHYSK hynix Inc.1.15%1.23%1.15%
HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC0.74%0.80%0.74%
MUFGMitsubishi Corporation0.71%0.77%0.71%
ROCHE HOLDING AG0.71%0.76%0.71%
AZNASTRAZENECA PLC0.69%0.72%0.69%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited0.67%0.75%0.67%
NVSNovartis AG0.66%0.72%0.66%
SHELSHELL PLC0.61%0.66%0.61%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in IXUS

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.1.88%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED0.91%
NESTLE S.A.0.61%
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT0.53%
SANBanco Santander, S.A.0.42%
IBERDROLA, S.A.0.35%
ADVANTEST CORPORATION0.34%
HITACHI, LTD.0.34%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.0.32%
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED0.31%

Only in VEU

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD1.81%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD0.96%
NESTLE SA0.66%
SIEMENS AG0.56%
BANCO SANTANDER SA0.45%
IBERDROLA SA0.39%
HITACHI LTD0.35%
ADVANTEST CORP0.34%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC0.34%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP0.34%

Questions people ask

Is IXUS the same as VEU?

44.8% of their weight sits in the same 529 holdings. IXUS also reports SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED, NESTLE S.A., which the other does not. VEU also reports SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD, TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD, NESTLE SA, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between IXUS and VEU measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 96% of IXUS and 97% of VEU, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VEU or IXUS?

IXUS reports 2,519 stock positions and VEU reports 1,935. 51.3% of IXUS's weight sits in names VEU does not hold, and 48.5% of VEU's weight in names IXUS does not hold. The ten largest positions are 12.8% of IXUS and 13.5% of VEU.

How do IXUS and VEU differ by sector?

No sector differs by more than a point between the two. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.