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VXUS vs. SCHB

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF

SCHB
$
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%

SCHB

2.4%

3.0%

Diff.

-0.4%

-0.1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VXUS

-36.0%

17.7%

SCHB

-35.3%

17.6%

Diff.

-0.7%

+0.1%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VXUS

0.42

0.17

SCHB

0.81

0.38

Diff.

-0.39

-0.21

VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
SCHBSchwab U.S. Broad Market 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
SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Nov 3, 2009
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.03%
VXUS has a higher expense ratio than SCHB by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VXUS than SCHB.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while SCHB targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Schwab
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while SCHB is managed by Schwab.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$35,304,784
Both VXUS and SCHB 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
$22,376,795,984
VXUS has more assets under management than SCHB by $34,361,334,432. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while SCHB is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VXUS nor SCHB use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and SCHB 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 SCHB may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VXUS nor SCHB 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

71.74%

Trading Strategies
Related toSCHB

Baller Basket

Category

Tactical, trend-following, leveraged ETFs, sector rotation (semis/tech), treasuries, volatility hedge, risk-on/off, macro overlay

OOS Cumulative Return

124.71%

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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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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.