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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FENI vs VXUS: how they differ

FENI and VXUS hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.

Fidelity Enhanced International ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FENI and VXUS hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FENI and VXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFENIVXUS
BP PLC0.55%0.29%
GSK PLC0.24%0.25%
AXA SA0.13%0.18%
RWE AG0.68%0.11%
VOLVO AB0.08%0.13%
E.ON SE0.08%0.12%
SGS SA0.20%0.04%
KIRIN HOLDINGS CO LTD0.12%0.03%
QIAGEN NV0.27%0.02%
ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK LTD0.01%0.03%
BKW AG0.01%0.01%
SKF AB0.00%0.02%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FENIOnly in VXUS
ASML HOLDING NV 4.11%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
NESTLE SA 1.77%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
SIEMENS AG 1.63%ASML Holding NV 1.32%
TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 1.46%SK hynix Inc 1.14%
ABB LTD 1.34%Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.33%HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
IBERDROLA SA 1.23%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA S.A 1.22%AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

FENI and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FENI
Fidelity Enhanced International ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerFidelityVanguard
What it isEnhanced InternationalTotal International Stock
Total return, 1 year+19.4%+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.9 pts+4.8 pts
Expense ratio0.28%0.05%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings3928775

FENI in plain words

FENI is an index equity fund tracking the Enhanced International. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 392 positions, with the top ten at 16.7%.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8775 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FENI or VXUS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FENI returned +19.4% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FENI or VXUS?
FENI charges 0.28% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FENI and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FENI and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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FENI against VXUS, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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