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VXUS vs. QQQ

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Today’s Change
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vs

Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

QQQ
$
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 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VXUS

2.0%

2.9%

QQQ

1.3%

3.6%

Diff.

+0.7%

-0.7%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VXUS

-36.0%

17.7%

QQQ

-35.1%

20.8%

Diff.

-0.9%

-3.1%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VXUS

0.42

0.17

QQQ

0.92

0.53

Diff.

-0.5

-0.36

VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1

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
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Mar 10, 1999
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.2%
VXUS has a lower expense ratio than QQQ by 0.13%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VXUS than QQQ.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while QQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Invesco
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while QQQ is managed by Invesco.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$17,559,045,883
Both VXUS and QQQ 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
$197,956,569,440
VXUS has more assets under management than QQQ by $141,218,439,024. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while QQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VXUS nor QQQ use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and QQQ 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 QQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
QQQ may issue a K1, while VXUS does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for QQQ in its “Related ETFs” section.

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

72.71%

Trading Strategies
Related toQQQ

E$[NO K-1 50/50] ☢️ Mod of V1.11 The Manhattan Project | 50% TQQQ Minimal | 50% Beta Baller + TCCC

Category

Tactical allocation, trend-following, mean reversion, leveraged ETFs, volatility hedging, macro regime rotation, risk management

OOS Cumulative Return

917.8%

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Disclaimers

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