Which returned more over the last year, HYG or VXUS?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or VXUS?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs VXUS: how they differ

HYG and VXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and VXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYG	Only in VXUS
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	ASML Holding NV 1.32%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	SK hynix Inc 1.14%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.67%

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 and Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US high yield bonds	Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	+4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.05%
Holdings	1326	8775

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

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%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or VXUS?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or VXUS?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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