Is IXUS a good investment?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) is a developed ex-US international ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores IXUS 6.1 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.0), lowest on Valuation (4.1). It trades at 15.9 times earnings, against its own median of 14.0. Its ten largest holdings are 11% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is IXUS rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) 6.1 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) 6.1 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 6.1 / 10
Growth: 8.0 / 10
Valuation: 4.1 / 10
Risk: 7.3 / 10
Quality: 5.9 / 10
Return: 4.8 / 10

IXUS is ranked #9 of 10 in ETF Copilot's Core list.

What is IXUS's expense ratio? 0.07% a year

As of September 11, 2026, IXUS charges 0.07% a year, yields 2.69% and holds $61.2B in assets across 4440 positions.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) — cost, income and size
Measure	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.07%
Dividend yield	2.69%
Assets under management	$61.2B
Holdings	4440

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in IXUS's data

Non-U.S. developed and emerging stocks, held through a broad index.

Returns over the past three years match the category median — no edge, no drag.

A 3-year annualized return of 20% is in line with the peer median of 20%. Holdings 4,440 names across markets, with an expense ratio of 0.07%.

Adds international breadth to a U.S.-anchored portfolio with minimal cost drag.

Why did IXUS move this week? It fell 0.9% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Novartis and Shopify drove it

IXUS fell 0.9% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Shopify (−11.5%) and Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%); SK Hynix (+14.8%) pushed the other way.

Is IXUS expensive right now? It trades at 15.9 times earnings, against its own median of 14.0

As of September 11, 2026, IXUS is more expensive than 81% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 92 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside IXUS? 18% Tech

What's inside IXUS: Size (Large 60%, Mid 27%, Small 13%); Geography (International 95%, US 5%); Tech 17.9%; AI 1.0%; Semiconductors 7.2%; Memory 6.5%.

What are IXUS's top holdings? The ten largest are 11% of the fund

Taiwan Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, ASML, HSBC, Tencent, Roche, Royal Bank of Canada, Shell and Novartis are IXUS's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 76% of Developed ex-US ETFs.

Half of IXUS's weight sits in its 194 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 355 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/ixus