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ETF Comparisons

VXUS vs. SCHD

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
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Correlation

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Top 10 comparisons with VXUS:
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VXUS
Correlation
With:
SCHD
Schwab US Dividend Equity 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

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VXUS and SCHD:

There are no shared holdings.
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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%

SCHD

3.3%

2.5%

Diff.

-2%

-0.3%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VXUS

-36.0%

17.7%

SCHD

-33.4%

15.6%

Diff.

-2.6%

+2.1%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VXUS

0.41

0.16

SCHD

0.83

0.37

Diff.

-0.42

-0.21

VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity 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
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Oct 20, 2011
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.06%
VXUS has a higher expense ratio than SCHD by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VXUS than SCHD.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while SCHD targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Schwab
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while SCHD is managed by Schwab.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$191,902,599
Both VXUS and SCHD 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
$47,737,029,197
VXUS has more assets under management than SCHD by $9,001,101,219. 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. Dividend 100 Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VXUS nor SCHD use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and SCHD 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
Yes
SCHD may offer dividends, while VXUS does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
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Neither VXUS nor SCHD require a K1.

Trading Strategies
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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 toSCHD

TQQQ FTLT OVERFIT (255.2% RR/46.4% Max DD)

Category

Leveraged ETFs, Tactical allocation, Trend following, Momentum/RSI, Mean reversion, Volatility hedge, Bonds, Tech-heavy

OOS Cumulative Return

526.97%

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Disclaimers

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