DMXF vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

DMXF and VXUS hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned +17.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.0bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF, and $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

VXUS costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points.

DMXFVXUS
Expense ratio0.12%0.05%
Net assets, DMXF as of Oct 9, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026$1.0bn$163.2bn
Total return, 1 year+15.5%+17.8%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQFTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common22%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.8%14.1%
Below its high3.9%, high on Aug 13, 20263.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+15.5%
DMXF total return, 1 year
+17.8%
VXUS total return, 1 year
0.12%
DMXF expense ratio
0.05%
VXUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DMXF and VXUS hold 22% 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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22% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DMXF VXUS
ASML HOLDING 6.50% 1.43%
NOVARTIS AG 2.45% 0.62%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18% 0.54%
SAP 2.03% 0.49%
ALLIANZ 1.66% 0.43%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 1.63% 0.41%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.53% 0.40%
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 1.40% 0.34%
TOKYO ELECTRON 1.63% 0.34%
RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 1.38% 0.33%
ABB LTD 1.39% 0.33%
ADVANTEST 1.79% 0.33%
Only in DMXF
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.73%
INVESTOR CLASS B 0.67%
NORDEA BANK 0.54%
HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING 0.42%
NEBIUS NV CLASS A 0.42%
ASSA ABLOY B 0.32%
SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN 0.31%
SMC (JAPAN) CORP 0.23%
Only in VXUS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.98%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.90%
SLCMT1142 1.83%
SK hynix Inc 1.46%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.78%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.77%
Roche Holding AG 0.67%
MKTLIQ 0.65%

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On the same fields

DMXF
iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +15.5% +17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −1.8 pts +0.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.12% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 396 8802
Net assets, DMXF as of Oct 9, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.0bn $163.2bn

DMXF and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DMXF in plain words

DMXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% 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 396 positions, with the top ten at 22.8%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 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, DMXF or VXUS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DMXF returned +15.5% and VXUS +17.8%.
Which is cheaper, DMXF or VXUS?
VXUS is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DMXF and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DMXF and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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