Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
USHY vs VXUS: how they differ
USHY and VXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, USHY and VXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in USHY | Only in VXUS |
|---|---|
| 1261229 BC LTD 0.48% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97% |
| ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67% |
| QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29% | ASML Holding NV 1.32% |
| SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28% | SK hynix Inc 1.14% |
| CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89% |
| WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74% |
| ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69% |
| HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26% | 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.
| USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond | Total International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +3.3% | +22.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −14.2 pts | +4.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.05% |
| Holdings | 1894 | 8775 |
USHY in plain words
USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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, USHY or VXUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, USHY returned +3.3% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, USHY or VXUS?
- USHY charges 0.08% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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