Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VPL vs VXF: how they differ
VPL and VXF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VPL returned more over the year.
Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VPL and VXF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VPL | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd | 0.26% | 0.00% |
| Only in VPL | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.06% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| SK hynix Inc 4.12% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.80% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Toyota Motor Corp 1.74% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.69% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| BHP Group Ltd 1.66% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| Hitachi Ltd 1.18% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Advantest Corp 1.16% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
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.
| VPL Vanguard Pacific Stock Index Fund | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Pacific Stock | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +36.9% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +19.4 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 2335 | 3365 |
VPL in plain words
VPL is an index equity fund tracking the Pacific Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +36.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 2335 positions, with the top ten at 21.6%.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VPL or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VPL returned +36.9% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VPL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VPL or VXF?
- VPL charges 0.07% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VPL and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VPL and 0% of VXF 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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