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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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MDY vs VXUS: how they differ

MDY and VXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MDY and VXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MDY and VXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMDYVXUS
RB GLOBAL INC0.60%0.05%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MDYOnly in VXUS
TWILIO INC 0.86%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
MKS INC 0.83%ASML Holding NV 1.32%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%SK hynix Inc 1.14%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
ATI INC 0.74%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
ILLUMINA INC 0.73%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.

MDY and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MDY
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerState StreetVanguard
What it isS&P MidCap 400, book from IJHTotal International Stock
Total return, 1 year+13.0%+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−4.5 pts+4.8 pts
Expense ratio0.23%0.05%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings4008775

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% 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 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, MDY or VXUS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MDY or VXUS?
MDY charges 0.23% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MDY and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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