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SPY vs. VXUS

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY
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Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
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Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by SPY and VXUS:

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SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

What is SPY?

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF is a fund that before expenses generally corresponds to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500 Index.

Snapshot
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SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
VXUS Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Inception date
Jan 22, 1993
Jan 28, 2011
Expense ratio
0.09%
0.07%
SPY has a higher expense ratio than VXUS by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SPY than VXUS.
Type
US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
SPY targets investing in US Equities, while VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
Vanguard
SPY is managed by State Street (SPDR), while VXUS is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$33,257,618,740
$112,472,630
Both SPY 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
$400,404,126,565
$56,738,130,416
SPY has more assets under management than VXUS by $343,665,996,149. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
SPY is based off of the S&P 500 Index, while VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SPY 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
SPY 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
SPY and VXUS may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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SPY may issue a K1, while VXUS does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for SPY in its “Related ETFs” section.

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