VIGI vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
VIGI and VXUS hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and VXUS returned +17.8% over the year. Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $8.8bn for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF and $163.2bn for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.
VXUS costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.5 points; VXUS is 18.5 times larger.
| VIGI | VXUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.05% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $8.8bn | $163.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.3% | +17.8% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index |
| Holdings in common | 13% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 35.4% | 14.1% |
| Below its high | 4.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026 | 3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VIGI and VXUS hold 13% 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 Aug 31, 2026.
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13% in common
On the same fields
VIGI and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VIGI in plain words
VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 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, VIGI or VXUS?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIGI returned +7.3% and VXUS +17.8%.
- Which is cheaper, VIGI or VXUS?
- VXUS is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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