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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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NOBL vs VXUS: how they differ

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

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NOBL 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 NOBLOnly in VXUS
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.72%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97%
BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.69%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67%
ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.69%ASML Holding NV 1.32%
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.68%SK hynix Inc 1.14%
TARGET CORP 1.64%Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89%
CHEVRON CORP 1.61%HSBC Holdings PLC 0.74%
GENUINE PARTS CO 1.61%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69%
MEDTRONIC PLC 1.61%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 11, 2026.

NOBL and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NOBL
ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerProSharesVanguard
What it isS&P 500 Dividend AristocratsTotal International Stock
Total return, 1 year+9.4%+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−8.1 pts+4.8 pts
Expense ratio0.35%0.05%
Already in the S&P 500100.0%0.0%
Holdings698775

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 11, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 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, NOBL or VXUS?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NOBL returned +9.4% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, NOBL or VXUS?
NOBL charges 0.35% a year and VXUS charges 0.05%, so VXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do NOBL and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of NOBL 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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NOBL 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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