IXUS

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide broad exposure to international equity markets outside the United States. The ETF is managed by BlackRock through its iShares division and trades under the ticker IXUS on the Nasdaq.

Classified as an international global ex-U.S. equity ETF, the fund seeks to reflect, before fees and expenses, the performance of the MSCI ACWI ex USA Investable Market Index.

The ETF follows a passive management strategy, maintaining a portfolio structured to replicate the composition and weighting of its benchmark index. The benchmark includes developed-market and emerging-market companies outside the United States, covering large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap equities across multiple global regions.

Diversification and sector exposure

IXUS provides exposure primarily associated with:

• Financials.
• Industrials.
• Information technology.
• Healthcare.
• Consumer discretionary.
• International developed markets.
• Emerging markets.
• Global ex-U.S. equities.

The ETF’s performance is particularly sensitive to global economic conditions, international central-bank monetary policies, and foreign-exchange fluctuations.

Changes in commodity prices, economic slowdowns across international markets, and geopolitical tensions may directly affect the fund’s behavior. The ETF may also reflect developments associated with economic growth across Asia, Europe, and emerging markets, alongside shifts in international trade and global capital flows.

Structure and costs

IXUS shares trade on the secondary market on the Nasdaq during regular trading hours. Share creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, a mechanism intended to help align the ETF’s market price with its net asset value (NAV).

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. IXUS may distribute income derived from dividends paid by international companies held within the portfolio.

Because the ETF maintains international exposure without currency hedging, its performance may be affected by both global equity-market fluctuations and changes in foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar.

History and evolution of the ETF

The iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF was launched in 2012 during a period marked by expansion in global ETFs focused on international portfolio diversification.

Since inception, the fund has reflected movements associated with international equity markets, including changes in global monetary policies, currency fluctuations, and economic developments across developed and emerging markets.

In recent years, IXUS has reflected periods of global volatility, changes in international interest-rate cycles, growth in technology sectors outside the United States, and economic developments associated with international trade, inflation trends, and global geopolitics.

Additional Information

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $56.64 Billions.

Over the past 12 months, iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF recorded a return of 25.81%, with its price trading between $74.52 and $97.91 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker IXUS.