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ETF Comparisons

VXUS vs. IEMG

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

IEMG
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Top 10 comparisons with VXUS:
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VXUS
Correlation
With:
IEMG
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
SwitchVEUVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF1.00IXUSBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF1.00ACWXBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF1.00CWISSgA Active Trust - SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF1.00VSGXVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF0.99DFAXDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF0.99SPDWSSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.98VEAVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF0.98SCHFSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab International Equity ETF0.98IQDFFlexShares Trust - FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund0.98

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Performance Measures**

for the time period Jan 28, 2011 to Dec 17, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VXUS

1.3%

2.2%

IEMG

-1.8%

-0.2%

Diff.

+3.1%

+2.4%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VXUS

-36.0%

17.7%

IEMG

-38.7%

19.3%

Diff.

+2.7%

-1.6%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VXUS

0.41

0.16

IEMG

0.34

0.12

Diff.

+0.07

+0.04

VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets 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
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Oct 18, 2012
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.09%
VXUS has a lower expense ratio than IEMG by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VXUS than IEMG.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while IEMG targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Blackrock (iShares)
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while IEMG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$497,040,322
Both VXUS and IEMG 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
$70,028,258,238
VXUS has more assets under management than IEMG by $13,290,127,822. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while IEMG is based off of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VXUS nor IEMG use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and IEMG 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 IEMG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VXUS nor IEMG require a K1.

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

OOS Cumulative Return

71.74%

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Vox's Cockroach Portfolio - Short BT/Live Run

Category

Tactical multi-asset, trend-following, mean-reversion, volatility hedging, leveraged ETFs, commodities, bonds, income

OOS Cumulative Return

26.79%

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