Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or VT?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VT +13.5%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or VT?

VT is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and VT an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VT returned +13.5% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $81.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+13.5%

VT total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.06%

VT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VT costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points.

BOXX vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	VT
Return
Measure	BOXX	VT
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+13.5%
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	VT
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE Global All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	VT
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.06%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026	$14.5bn	$81.8bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	VT
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		55%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		22.5%

Method

Risk and return

Jan 6, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 198 weekly returns

BOXX VT

Return

Total return edge VT +18.9% +89.2%

Annualized edge VT +4.6% +18.2%

Price return edge VT +18.6% +76.4%

Risk

Volatility edge BOXX 0.2% 13.6%

Max drawdown edge BOXX −0.1% −14.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VT −0.25 0.96

Sortino edge VT −0.35 1.45

Calmar Not measured 1.29

Reading

VT returned more: +89.2% to +18.9%. BOXX swung less: 0.2% to 13.6%. BOXX fell less at its worst: −0.1% to −14.1%.

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Risk and return: BOXX vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	VT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+18.9%	+89.2%	VT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.6%	+18.2%	VT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+18.6%	+76.4%	VT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	0.2%	13.6%	BOXX	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	0.2%	9.0%	BOXX	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−0.1%	−14.1%	BOXX	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.25	0.96	VT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.35	1.45	VT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	Not measured	1.29		Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 198 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Total World Stock

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +13.5%

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.06%

Holdings not counted 10194

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and VT as of Sep 30, 2026 $14.5bn $81.8bn

BOXX and VT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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BOXX and VT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. BOXX follows No index, actively managed and VT follows FTSE Global All Cap Index.
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BOXX returned +4.0% and VT +13.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 9.5 points.
Cost. BOXX charges 0.19% of assets a year and VT 0.06%, a gap of 0.13 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

VT tracks an index of Total World Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,194 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or VT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and VT +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or VT?: VT is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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