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VXUS vs. RSP

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Today’s Change
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vs

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

RSP
$
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%

RSP

2.5%

2.3%

Diff.

-1.1%

+3.2%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VXUS

-36.0%

17.7%

RSP

-39.0%

17.9%

Diff.

+3%

-0.2%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VXUS

0.42

0.17

RSP

0.72

0.31

Diff.

-0.3

-0.14

VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
RSPInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight 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
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Apr 24, 2003
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.2%
VXUS has a lower expense ratio than RSP by 0.13%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VXUS than RSP.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while RSP targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Invesco
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while RSP is managed by Invesco.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$616,655,599
Both VXUS and RSP 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
$40,657,630,595
VXUS has more assets under management than RSP by $16,080,499,821. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
S&P 500 Equal Weighted Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while RSP is based off of the S&P 500 Equal Weighted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VXUS nor RSP use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and RSP 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 RSP may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VXUS nor RSP 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 toRSP

Michael B Meets Dalio w/ Pop Bots 2.1.0

Category

Multi-asset, trend-following, momentum, risk-managed, sector rotation, commodities, bonds, leveraged ETFs, volatility hedge

OOS Cumulative Return

124.27%

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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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