KXI Tops IYK on 1-Year Return as Global Mix Outpaces U.S.-Focused Peer

Overview

• As of Jan. 9, 2026, KXI posted an 11.2% one-year total return versus 6.2% for IYK.
• KXI’s dividend yield is 2.2%, trailing IYK’s 2.7%, reflecting IYK’s appeal to income-focused investors.
• KXI holds 96 stocks with broad international consumer-staples exposure, while IYK owns 54 names concentrated in U.S. companies.
• Fees are nearly identical, with expense ratios of 0.39% for KXI and 0.38% for IYK, and IYK remains larger at $1.2 billion in assets versus KXI’s $908.7 million.
• Over five years, KXI shows a slightly deeper max drawdown (-17.43% vs. -15.04%), and the growth of $1,000 is effectively the same ($1,136 for KXI vs. $1,139 for IYK).