Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VGLT vs VXUS: how they differ
VGLT and VXUS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned more over the year.
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VGLT and VXUS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VGLT | VXUS |
|---|---|---|
| Stellantis NV | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.02% | 0.74% |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 0.02% | 0.13% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.02% | 0.49% |
| ASR Nederland NV | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| TotalEnergies SE | 0.01% | 0.40% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 0.01% | 0.29% |
| Qantas Airways Ltd | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| Deutsche EuroShop AG | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Wuestenrot & Wuerttembergische AG | 0.01% | 0.00% |
| Only in VGLT | Only in VXUS |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 3.97% |
| Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.67% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% | ASML Holding NV 1.32% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% | SK hynix Inc 1.14% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.89% |
| Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.69% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.67% |
| Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43% | Novartis AG 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.
| VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund | VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Long-term Treasury | Total International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | −5.4% | +22.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −22.9 pts | +4.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.05% |
| Holdings | 1703 | 8775 |
VGLT in plain words
VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 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, VGLT or VXUS?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and VXUS returned +22.3%, so VXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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