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ETF Comparisons

VXUS vs. VYM

Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
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Correlation

0.76

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Top 10 comparisons with VXUS:
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VXUS
Correlation
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VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
0.76
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 VYM:

There are no shared holdings.
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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
VXUS and VYM 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 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
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Neither VXUS nor VYM require a K1.
VXUS and VYM’s Correlation
When ETFs are correlated, there are 3 main topics to analyze that will help you build your automated trading strategy: liquidity, expense, and risk.
  • Liquidity: In an active trading strategy (trading multiple time per week), it’s important to consider the liquidity of the ETF you’re using. Lower liquidity can mean more money lost in slippage. AUM and average daily volume are both indicators of liquidity.
  • Expense: Some ETFs are more expensive to use than others. For strategies that are focused on longer holding periods, it’s important to factor in how expensive it is to hold this ETF. Expense ratio is the main indicator of how expensive an ETF is.
  • Risk: Some ETFs will be highly correlated, but have varying degrees of returns, due to leverage. It’s important to consider if an ETF is using leverage or not. The main indicators of a riskier ETF will be the use of leverage and higher standard deviation or max drawdown in a backtest.

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Risk Rating

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