Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VT vs VXUS: how they differ
VT and VXUS hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VT and VXUS hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VT | VXUS |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt | 1.52% | 3.97% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | 0.64% | 1.67% |
| ASML Holding NV | 0.51% | 1.32% |
| SK hynix Inc | 0.44% | 1.14% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 0.34% | 0.89% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.28% | 0.74% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | 0.27% | 0.69% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 0.26% | 0.67% |
| Novartis AG | 0.26% | 0.67% |
| Nestle SA | 0.23% | 0.61% |
| Shell PLC | 0.23% | 0.61% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 0.23% | 0.59% |
| Only in VT | Only in VXUS |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 4.22% | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 0.12% |
| Apple Inc 3.53% | National Storage REIT 0.01% |
| Microsoft Corp 2.73% | Cemex SAB de CV 0.00% |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.29% | Keyera Corp 0.00% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.04% | 263 Network Communications Co Ltd 0.00% |
| Broadcom Inc 1.74% | ABA Chemicals Corp 0.00% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.61% | AUCMA Co Ltd 0.00% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 1.21% | Anhui Guofeng New Materials Co Ltd 0.00% |
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.
| VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Total World Stock | Total International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +22.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +1.4 pts | +4.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 55.2% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 10042 | 8775 |
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
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, VT or VXUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VT returned +18.9% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VT or VXUS?
- VT charges 0.06% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VT and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 55% of VT and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 36% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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