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VXUS vs. VUG

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Vanguard Growth ETF

VUG
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VUG
Vanguard Growth 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 VUG:

There are no shared holdings.
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VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
VUGVanguard Growth 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
VUG Vanguard Growth ETF
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.04%
VXUS has a higher expense ratio than VUG by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VXUS than VUG.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while VUG targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while VUG is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$205,784,508
Both VXUS and VUG 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
$89,278,316,853
VXUS has more assets under management than VUG by $32,540,186,437. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while VUG is based off of the CRSP U.S. Large Cap Growth Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VXUS and VUG 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 VUG 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 VUG may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
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Neither VXUS nor VUG require a K1.

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