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VXUS vs. VYM

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Jan 28, 2011 to Feb 27, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VXUS

3.3%

13.9%

VYM

4.3%

7.3%

Diff.

-1%

+6.6%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VXUS

-36.0%

17.6%

VYM

-35.2%

15.5%

Diff.

-0.8%

+2.1%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VXUS

0.46

0.19

VYM

0.83

0.35

Diff.

-0.37

-0.16

VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield 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
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
Jan 28, 2011
Nov 10, 2006
Expense ratio
0.07%
0.06%
VXUS has a higher expense ratio than VYM by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VXUS than VYM.
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
US Equities
VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VXUS is managed by Vanguard, while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$112,472,630
$134,746,385
Both VXUS and VYM 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
$48,466,955,232
VXUS has more assets under management than VYM by $8,271,175,184. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VXUS nor VYM use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VXUS and VYM 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
VYM may offer dividends, while VXUS does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
Neither VXUS nor VYM require a K1.

Disclaimers

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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.