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MFSI vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

MFSI and VXUS hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned +17.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on May 31, 2026 for MFS Active International ETF, and $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

VXUS costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.5 points.

MFSIVXUS
Expense ratio0.59%0.05%
Net assets, MFSI as of May 31, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026$1.1bn$163.2bn
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+17.8%
What it tracksNo index, actively managedFTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund27.9%14.1%
Below its high3.4%, high on Aug 10, 20263.9%, 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
+17.8%
VXUS total return, 1 year
0.59%
MFSI expense ratio
0.05%
VXUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MFSI and VXUS hold 15% 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.

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15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding MFSI VXUS
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 4.02% 1.90%
Roche Holding AG 1.87% 0.67%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.66% 0.62%
Novartis AG 1.80% 0.62%
Nestle SA 0.60% 0.55%
SAP SE 1.25% 0.49%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.74% 0.44%
Schneider Electric SE 1.99% 0.40%
UBS Group AG 1.20% 0.37%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 1.78% 0.37%
TotalEnergies SE 1.69% 0.37%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 0.53% 0.35%
Only in MFSI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 7.86%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.26%
AIA Group Ltd 1.41%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd 1.32%
Ryanair Holdings PLC 1.28%
British American Tobacco PLC 1.12%
Credicorp Ltd 0.85%
Banco Bradesco SA 0.80%
Only in VXUS
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 3.98%
SLCMT1142 1.83%
SK hynix Inc 1.46%
ASML Holding NV 1.43%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.78%
HSBC Holdings PLC 0.77%
MKTLIQ 0.65%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.59%

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On the same fields

MFSI
MFS Active International ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer MFS Vanguard
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +11.3% +17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −6.0 pts +0.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.59% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 93 8802
Net assets, MFSI as of May 31, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.1bn $163.2bn

MFSI and VXUS 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.

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, MFSI or VXUS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MFSI returned +11.3% and VXUS +17.8%.
Which is cheaper, MFSI or VXUS?
VXUS is cheaper, by 0.54 percentage points a year. That is about $54 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MFSI and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MFSI and 0% of VXUS 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 ↗VXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VXUS ↗

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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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