Which returned more over the last year, REMX or VXUS?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, REMX or VXUS?

REMX charges 0.53% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do REMX and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 7% of REMX 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.

Are REMX and VXUS the same kind of fund?

No. REMX is a thematic ETF and VXUS is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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REMX vs VXUS: how they differ

Over the year REMX and VXUS finished level, +21.9% against +22.3%, and VXUS charges 0.05% against 0.53%.

VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions REMX and VXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	REMX	VXUS
PLS Group Ltd	6.84%	0.03%
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd	6.80%	0.03%
Almonty Industries Inc	4.80%	0.01%
Liontown Ltd	3.92%	0.01%
Iluka Resources Ltd	3.40%	0.01%
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd	4.01%	0.00%
China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Tec	7.06%	0.00%
Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd	1.40%	0.00%
Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd	7.28%	0.00%
Eramet SA	0.99%	0.00%
Hubei Zhenhua Chemical Co Ltd	2.90%	0.00%
Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd	5.94%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in REMX	Only in VXUS
Albemarle Corp 7.24%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
MP Materials Corp 6.20%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA 4.92%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
Sanxiang Advanced Materials Co Ltd 3.37%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
AMG Critical Materials NV 2.27%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
Lithium Americas Corp 2.19%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
Elevra Lithium Ltd 2.12%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
Lithium Argentina AG 1.89%	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.

REMX and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF	VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	VanEck	Vanguard
What it is	Miners and metals	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+21.9%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.4 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.53%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	7.2%	0.0%
Holdings	30	8775

REMX in plain words

By weight, 7% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +21.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. It sits 67.6% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

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, REMX or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, REMX returned +21.9% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, REMX or VXUS?: REMX charges 0.53% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do REMX and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 7% of REMX 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.
Are REMX and VXUS the same kind of fund?: No. REMX is a thematic ETF and VXUS is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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