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VXUS vs. SQQQ

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ
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Correlation

-0.73

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Top 10 comparisons with VXUS:
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VXUS
Correlation
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SQQQ
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
-0.73
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 SQQQ:
Derivatives offset
Derivatives offset
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VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
SQQQProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

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
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
Inception date
Jan 28 2011
Feb 09 2010
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.95%
VXUS has a lower expense ratio than SQQQ by 0.87%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VXUS than SQQQ.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while SQQQ targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
ProShares
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while SQQQ is managed by ProShares.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$2,217,551,125
Both VXUS and SQQQ 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
$4,455,851,279
VXUS has more assets under management than SQQQ by $52,282,279,137. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while SQQQ is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Inverse (-3x)
VXUS uses undefined, while SQQQ uses Inverse (-3x). 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 SQQQ 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 SQQQ may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VXUS nor SQQQ require a K1.
When ETFs are inversely correlated, they can be used in actively traded strategies (multiple trades per week) to take positions in opposing directions. For example, if you believe VXUS is going to fall, it would make sense to invest in SQQQ, as based on historical data, when VXUS decreases in value, SQQQ tends to increase in value.

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