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VXUS vs. SPY

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY
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Top 10 comparisons with VXUS:
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VXUS
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SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
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 SPY:

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VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

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
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Jan 22, 1993
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.09%
VXUS has a lower expense ratio than SPY by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VXUS than SPY.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while SPY targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
State Street (SPDR)
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while SPY is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$33,257,618,740
Both VXUS and SPY 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
$400,404,126,565
VXUS has more assets under management than SPY by $343,665,996,149. 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 Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while SPY is based off of the S&P 500 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VXUS and SPY use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and SPY 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 SPY may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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SPY may issue a K1, while VXUS does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for SPY in its “Related ETFs” section.

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