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MFSI vs VSGX: Differences, Returns & Fees

MFSI and VSGX hold 14% of their weight in the same names, and VSGX returned +19.5% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF, and $6.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF.

VSGX costs 0.49 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.2 points; VSGX is 6.1 times larger.

MFSIVSGX
Expense ratio0.59%0.10%
Net assets, as of May 31, 2026$1.1bn$6.6bn
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+19.5%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedFTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index
Holdings in common14%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund27.9%17.1%
Below its high3.4%, high on Aug 10, 20263.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+11.3%
MFSI total return, 1 year
+19.5%
VSGX total return, 1 year
0.59%
MFSI expense ratio
0.10%
VSGX expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MFSI and VSGX hold 14% 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 May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

half

14% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding MFSI VSGX
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.02% 2.56%
Roche Holding AG 1.87% 0.90%
Novartis AG 1.80% 0.84%
SAP SE 1.25% 0.67%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.66% 0.85%
Nestle SA 0.60% 0.74%
UBS Group AG 1.20% 0.51%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 0.53% 0.48%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 1.26% 0.46%
Sony Group Corp 1.01% 0.43%
Novo Nordisk A/S 0.38% 0.42%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd 1.01% 0.36%
Only in MFSI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.86%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.26%
Air Liquide SA 2.10%
Mitsubishi Electric Corp 2.10%
Schneider Electric SE 1.99%
Hitachi Ltd 1.99%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA 1.90%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 1.78%
Only in VSGX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 5.37%
SK hynix Inc 1.98%
ASML Holding NV 1.93%
SLCMT1142 1.18%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.80%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.73%
Siemens AG 0.72%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.71%

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On the same fields

MFSI
MFS Active International ETF
VSGX
Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer MFS Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +11.3% +19.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −6.0 pts +2.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.10%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 93 6631
Net assets, MFSI as of May 31, 2026 and VSGX as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.1bn $6.7bn

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

MFSI in plain words

MFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 93 positions, with the top ten at 27.9%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VSGX in plain words

VSGX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% 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 6,631 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MFSI or VSGX?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MFSI returned +11.3% and VSGX +19.5%.
Which is cheaper, MFSI or VSGX?
VSGX is cheaper, by 0.49 percentage points a year. That is about $49 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MFSI and VSGX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MFSI and 0% of VSGX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
MFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗MFSI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗MFS website ↗VSGX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VSGX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VSGX ↗

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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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