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

IXUS and VXUS share 45.4% of their weight across 690 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 VXUS

45.4%

690 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

VXUS

VANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 92% of the fund, 2,220 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 12.4%·Holdings of VXUS

Reported positions cover IXUS 96%, VXUS 92% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VXUS vs IXUS side by side

IXUSiShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

2,519

stock positions reported to the SEC

49.5% of its weight is in 1,829 names VXUS does not hold

VXUSVANGUARD TOTAL INTERNATIONAL STOCK INDEX FUND

2,220

stock positions reported to the SEC

45.9% of its weight is in 1,530 names IXUS does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

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

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
10.3%
10.1%
Financial Services
8.0%
7.4%
Basic Materials
3.0%
2.8%
Healthcare
2.9%
2.9%
Energy
2.6%
2.1%

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

The figures side by side

IXUSVXUS
Filing dateApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported2,5192,220
Weight of the ten largest12.8%12.4%
Largest positionTSM 4.0%TSM 3.9%
Held alone1,829 positions, 49.5%1,530 positions, 45.9%
Covered by stock positions96%92%

Holdings they share

StockIn IXUSIn VXUSCounted
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited4.02%3.93%3.93%
ASMLASML Holding N.V.1.32%1.30%1.30%
SKHYSK hynix Inc.1.15%1.12%1.12%
HSBCHSBC HOLDINGS PLC0.74%0.74%0.74%
MUFGMitsubishi Corporation0.71%0.70%0.70%
ROCHE HOLDING AG0.71%0.70%0.70%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited0.67%0.69%0.67%
AZNASTRAZENECA PLC0.69%0.66%0.66%
NVSNovartis AG0.66%0.66%0.66%
SHELSHELL PLC0.61%0.60%0.60%

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 VXUS

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD1.65%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD0.87%
NESTLE SA0.61%
SIEMENS AG0.51%
BANCO SANTANDER SA0.42%
IBERDROLA SA0.36%
HITACHI LTD0.32%
ADVANTEST CORP0.31%
DELTA ELECTRONICS INC0.31%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP0.31%

Questions people ask

Is IXUS the same as VXUS?

45.4% of their weight sits in the same 690 holdings. IXUS also reports SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED, NESTLE S.A., which the other does not. VXUS also reports SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD, TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD, NESTLE SA, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between IXUS and VXUS 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 92% of VXUS, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VXUS or IXUS?

IXUS reports 2,519 stock positions and VXUS reports 2,220. 49.5% of IXUS's weight sits in names VXUS does not hold, and 45.9% of VXUS's weight in names IXUS does not hold. The ten largest positions are 12.8% of IXUS and 12.4% of VXUS.

How do IXUS and VXUS 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.