Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VXUS vs XLG: how they differ
VXUS and XLG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VXUS and XLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VXUS | Only in XLG |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97% | NVIDIA Corp. 13.10% |
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67% | Apple Inc. 10.76% |
| ASML Holding NV 1.32% | Microsoft Corp. 8.18% |
| SK hynix Inc 1.14% | Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89% | Alphabet Inc. 6.05% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74% | Broadcom Inc. 4.85% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69% | Alphabet Inc. 4.82% |
| AstraZeneca PLC 0.67% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61% |
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.
| VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Invesco |
| What it is | Total International Stock | S&P 500 top 50 |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.3% | +12.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.8 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.20% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 8775 | 51 |
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%.
XLG in plain words
XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VXUS or XLG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VXUS returned +22.3% and XLG returned +12.2%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VXUS or XLG?
- VXUS charges 0.05% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VXUS and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VXUS and 100% of XLG 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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