Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VWO vs VXF: how they differ
VWO and VXF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VWO returned more over the year.
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VWO and VXF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VWO | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Delta Electronics Inc 1.18% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| MediaTek Inc 1.07% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75% | 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.
| VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Emerging markets | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −1.9 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 6355 | 3365 |
VWO in plain words
VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% 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, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.
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, VWO or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VWO returned +15.6% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VWO or VXF?
- VWO charges 0.06% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VWO and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VWO 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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