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ETF Comparisons

VXUS vs. VOO

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO
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Correlation

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Top 10 comparisons with VXUS:
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VXUS
Correlation
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VOO
Vanguard S&P 500 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 VOO:

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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%

VOO

0.9%

2.1%

Diff.

+0.4%

+0.1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VXUS

-36.0%

17.7%

VOO

-34.0%

17.3%

Diff.

-2%

+0.4%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VXUS

0.41

0.16

VOO

0.84

0.41

Diff.

-0.43

-0.25

VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
VOOVanguard S&P 500 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
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Sep 7, 2010
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.03%
VXUS has a higher expense ratio than VOO by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VXUS than VOO.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while VOO targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while VOO is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$1,621,694,598
Both VXUS and VOO 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
$325,714,712,538
VXUS has more assets under management than VOO by $268,976,582,122. 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 VOO is based off of the S&P 500 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VXUS nor VOO use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and VOO 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 VOO may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VXUS nor VOO require a K1.

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OOS Cumulative Return

71.74%

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OOS Cumulative Return

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