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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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USFR vs VXUS: how they differ

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

WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in USFROnly in VXUS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%ASML Holding NV 1.32%
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%SK hynix Inc 1.14%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
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 May 31, 2026.

USFR and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
USFR
WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerWisdomTreeVanguard
What it isFloating Rate TreasuryTotal International Stock
Total return, 1 year+4.1%+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−13.4 pts+4.8 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.05%
Holdings48775

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% 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.

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, USFR or VXUS?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USFR returned +4.1% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, USFR or VXUS?
USFR charges 0.15% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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USFR 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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