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APIE vs VSGX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APIE returned +11.9% to VSGX's +17.8%; 33% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for ActivePassive International Equity ETF, and $6.5bn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF.

At a glance
+11.9%
APIE total return, 1 year
+17.8%
VSGX total return, 1 year
0.45%
APIE expense ratio
0.10%
VSGX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VSGX costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points.

APIE vs VSGX: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAPIEVSGX
Return
Total return, 1 year+11.9%+17.8%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Aug 10, 20265.3%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedFTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.10%
Net assets, APIE as of Aug 31, 2026 and VSGX as of Oct 31, 2026$1.2bn$6.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common33%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund23.4%17.7%

Method

What they share

33%

By the books each fund has filed, APIE and VSGX hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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33% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APIE VSGX
ASML Holding NV 1.75% 2.10%
Roche Holding AG 1.09% 0.89%
Novartis AG 0.81% 0.81%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.51% 0.78%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.01% 0.74%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 0.69% 0.77%
Nestle SA 0.66% 0.71%
SAP SE 1.27% 0.62%
Banco Santander SA 0.61% 0.61%
Toyota Motor Corp 0.63% 0.58%
Allianz SE 0.75% 0.54%
BBVA 0.49% 0.48%
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Only in APIE
TSMC 11.50%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.46%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.83%
Shell PLC 0.78%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt 0.72%
BHP Group Ltd 0.68%
Diageo PLC 0.58%
Only in VSGX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 5.79%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.76%
SK hynix Inc 2.26%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.84%
MediaTek Inc 0.69%
Shopify Inc 0.55%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 0.48%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc 0.40%
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Side by side

APIE ActivePassive International Equity ETF VSGX Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +11.9% +17.8%
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.10%
Already in the S&P 500 0.7% 0.0%
Holdings 547 6648
Net assets, APIE as of Aug 31, 2026 and VSGX as of Oct 31, 2026 $1.2bn $6.5bn

APIE and VSGX on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
APIE

APIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +11.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 547 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

VSGX

VSGX tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,648 positions, with the top ten at 17.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, APIE or VSGX?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APIE returned +11.9% and VSGX +17.8%.
Which is cheaper, APIE or VSGX?
VSGX is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do APIE and VSGX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 1% of APIE and 0% of VSGX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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