CORO vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
CORO and VXUS hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and CORO returned +22.5% over the year. Net assets: $13.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF, and $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.
VXUS costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points; VXUS is 12.8 times larger.
| CORO | VXUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.05% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $12.8bn | $163.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.5% | +17.8% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index |
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 77.4% | 14.1% |
| Below its high | 3.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | 3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CORO and VXUS hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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5% in common
On the same fields
CORO and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CORO in plain words
CORO is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 27 positions, with the top ten at 77.4%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
VXUS in plain words
VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8,802 positions, with the top ten at 14.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CORO or VXUS?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CORO returned +22.5% and VXUS +17.8%.
- Which is cheaper, CORO or VXUS?
- VXUS is cheaper, by 0.50 percentage points a year. That is about $50 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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