Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOOG vs VXUS: how they differ
VOOG and VXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.
Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VOOG and VXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VOOG | Only in VXUS |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 14.29% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97% |
| Microsoft Corp 9.31% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67% |
| Apple Inc 6.38% | ASML Holding NV 1.32% |
| Alphabet Inc 6.17% | SK hynix Inc 1.14% |
| Broadcom Inc 5.90% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.90% | HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.90% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% | 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.
| VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P 500 Growth | Total International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +22.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.3 pts | +4.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 146 | 8775 |
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% 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 May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
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. 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, VOOG or VXUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOOG returned +17.8% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOOG or VXUS?
- VOOG charges 0.05% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOOG and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOOG 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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