Which returned more over the last year, VWO or VXUS?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VWO returned +15.6% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VWO or VXUS?

VWO charges 0.06% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VWO and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VWO and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 25% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VWO vs VXUS: how they differ

VWO and VXUS hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.

Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VWO and VXUS hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VWO and VXUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	VWO	VXUS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt	14.73%	3.97%
Tencent Holdings Ltd	3.28%	0.89%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd	2.57%	0.69%
Delta Electronics Inc	1.18%	0.32%
MediaTek Inc	1.07%	0.29%
Reliance Industries Ltd	0.90%	0.24%
HDFC Bank Ltd	0.81%	0.22%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd	0.75%	0.20%
PDD Holdings Inc	0.66%	0.18%
ICICI Bank Ltd	0.62%	0.17%
Bharti Airtel Ltd	0.52%	0.14%
Vale SA	0.51%	0.14%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VWO	Only in VXUS
Huadian New Energy Group Co Ltd 0.01%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
Beijing HyperStrong Technology Co Ltd 0.00%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
Great Microwave Technology Co Ltd 0.00%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
Arashi Vision Inc 0.00%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
Baimtec Material Co Ltd 0.00%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%
Anhui Sierte Fertilizer Industry Ltd Co 0.00%	Novartis AG 0.67%
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology 0.00%	Nestle SA 0.61%
Beijing Jingwei Hirain Technologies Co I 0.00%	Shell PLC 0.61%

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.

VWO and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets 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	Emerging markets	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.9 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.05%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.0%
Holdings	6355	8775

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%.

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, VWO or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VWO returned +15.6% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VWO or VXUS?: VWO charges 0.06% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VWO and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VWO and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 25% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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