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

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INDA vs VXUS: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI India ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, INDA 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 INDAOnly in VXUS
HDFC BANK 5.82%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 5.49%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
ICICI BANK 5.39%ASML Holding NV 1.32%
BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 3.87%SK hynix Inc 1.14%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.40%Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
INFOSYS 2.37%HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
AXIS BANK 2.09%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LTD 2.03%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.

INDA and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
INDA
iShares MSCI India ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isMSCI IndiaTotal International Stock
Total return, 1 year−8.8%+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−26.3 pts+4.8 pts
Expense ratio0.61%0.05%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings1688775

INDA in plain words

INDA is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI India. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 168 positions, with the top ten at 33.4%. It sat 17.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, INDA or VXUS?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −8.8% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, INDA or VXUS?
INDA charges 0.61% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do INDA and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of INDA and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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INDA against VXUS, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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