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VXUS vs. FTEC

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Today’s Change
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Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

FTEC
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Jan 28, 2011 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VXUS

1.4%

5.5%

FTEC

-1.2%

10.2%

Diff.

+2.6%

-4.7%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VXUS

-36.0%

17.7%

FTEC

-35.0%

23.2%

Diff.

-1%

-5.5%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VXUS

0.42

0.17

FTEC

0.95

0.61

Diff.

-0.53

-0.44

VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
FTECFidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF

What is VXUS?

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks issued by companies located in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States.

Snapshot
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VXUS Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Oct 24, 2013
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.08%
VXUS has a lower expense ratio than FTEC by 0.00%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VXUS than FTEC.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while FTEC targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Fidelity
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while FTEC is managed by Fidelity.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$25,275,556
Both VXUS and FTEC 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
$56,738,130,416
$6,896,905,950
VXUS has more assets under management than FTEC by $49,841,224,466. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while FTEC is based off of the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VXUS nor FTEC use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and FTEC 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
VXUS and FTEC may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VXUS nor FTEC require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toVXUS

The Dave Ramsey

Category

Tactical allocation, trend-following, RSI, volatility hedge, leveraged/inverse ETFs, bonds, dividends, small-cap, international, growth

OOS Cumulative Return

71.98%

Trading Strategies
Related toFTEC

KMLMNOVA MIX INV VOL WM 74

Category

Leveraged tech momentum, volatility hedges, managed futures, RSI signals, regime switching

OOS Cumulative Return

13.64%

Create your own algorithmic
trading strategy

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.