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VXUS vs. SPYD

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
$
Today’s Change
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vs

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

SPYD
$
Today’s Change
()

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%

SPYD

2.9%

-0.1%

Diff.

-0.9%

+3%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VXUS

-36.0%

17.7%

SPYD

-46.4%

19.9%

Diff.

+10.4%

-2.2%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VXUS

0.42

0.17

SPYD

0.51

0.18

Diff.

-0.09

-0.01

VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
SPYDSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend 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
SPYD SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Oct 21, 2015
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.07%
VXUS and SPYD have the same expense ratio, meaning it’s equally as costly to invest in either one.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while SPYD targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
State Street (SPDR)
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while SPYD is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$31,341,265
Both VXUS and SPYD 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
$6,188,814,848
VXUS has more assets under management than SPYD by $50,549,315,568. 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 High Dividend Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while SPYD is based off of the S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VXUS nor SPYD use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and SPYD 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
SPYD may offer dividends, while VXUS does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SPYD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither VXUS nor SPYD 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

72.71%

Trading Strategies
Related toSPYD

Dividend ETFs

Category

Dividend income, equity factors, multi-ETF, buy-and-hold, global equities, value tilt, low-volatility tilt

OOS Cumulative Return

29.53%

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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.