Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SPHQ vs VXUS: how they differ
SPHQ and VXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.
Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SPHQ and VXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SPHQ | Only in VXUS |
|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.82% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97% |
| Visa Inc. 4.69% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67% |
| Apple Inc. 4.51% | ASML Holding NV 1.32% |
| Mastercard Inc. 4.32% | SK hynix Inc 1.14% |
| General Electric Co. 4.16% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89% |
| Lam Research Corp. 4.10% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74% |
| Caterpillar Inc. 3.78% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54% | 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.
| SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Invesco | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Quality | Total International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | +22.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.1 pts | +4.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 99.9% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 99 | 8775 |
SPHQ in plain words
SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 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, SPHQ or VXUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPHQ returned +17.4% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SPHQ or VXUS?
- SPHQ charges 0.15% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SPHQ and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of SPHQ 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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