Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VXUS vs XLB: how they differ
VXUS and XLB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund and State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VXUS and XLB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VXUS | Only in XLB |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97% | Linde PLC 14.08% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67% | Newmont Corp 5.85% |
| ASML Holding NV 1.32% | Freeport-McMoRan Inc 5.31% |
| SK hynix Inc 1.14% | Corteva Inc 4.97% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89% | Sherwin-Williams Co/The 4.95% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74% | Ecolab Inc 4.73% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69% | Vulcan Materials Co 4.72% |
| AstraZeneca PLC 0.67% | CRH PLC 4.67% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | XLB State Street(R) Materials Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Total International Stock | Materials |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.3% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.8 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 8775 | 26 |
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%.
XLB in plain words
XLB is an index equity fund tracking the Materials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 26 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 26, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VXUS or XLB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VXUS returned +22.3% and XLB returned +12.0%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VXUS or XLB?
- VXUS charges 0.05% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VXUS and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VXUS and 100% of XLB 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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