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ITOT vs. VXUS

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

ITOT
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Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Correlation

ITOTiShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

What is ITOT?

The iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF seeks to track the investment results of S&P Total Market Index.The S&P Total Market Index (TMI) is designed to track the broad equity market, including large-, mid-, small-, and micro-cap stocks. The index includes all common equities listed on the NYSE (including NYSE Arca and NYSE MKT), the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market, and the NASDAQ Capital Market. The S&P 500 and the S&P Completion Index are subsets of the S&P TMI.

Snapshot
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ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
VXUS Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Inception date
Jan 20, 2004
Jan 28, 2011
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.07%
ITOT has a lower expense ratio than VXUS by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in ITOT than VXUS.
Type
US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
ITOT targets investing in US Equities, while VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Vanguard
ITOT is managed by Blackrock (iShares), while VXUS is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$92,311,586
$112,472,630
Both ITOT and VXUS are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$43,679,376,151
$56,738,130,416
ITOT has more assets under management than VXUS by $13,058,754,265. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P Total Market Index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
ITOT is based off of the S&P Total Market Index, while VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
ITOT and VXUS use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
ITOT and VXUS both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
No
ITOT and VXUS may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither ITOT nor VXUS require a K1.

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Risk Rating

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Category

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Risk Rating

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