Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VXUS?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and VXUS +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or VXUS?

VXUS is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VLUE and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to VXUS's +13.8%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF, and $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

+13.8%

VXUS total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.05%

VXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXUS costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 40.9 points; VXUS is 17.4 times larger.

VLUE vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	VXUS
Return
Measure	VLUE	VXUS
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	VLUE	VXUS
Below its high		5.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	VXUS
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	VXUS
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$163.2bn
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	VXUS
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%	14.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and VXUS hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE VXUS

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES 0.39% 0.66%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.42% 0.07%

LOEWS 0.11% 0.05%

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 0.19% 0.04%

BUNGE GLOBAL SA 0.33% 0.04%

EQT 0.18% 0.03%

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND 0.94% 0.03%

KEYCORP 0.11% 0.02%

TE CONNECTIVITY PLC 0.73% 0.02%

BEST BUY 0.43% 0.01%

AT&T 2.24% 0.01%

NEWMONT 0.65% 0.01%

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Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%

QUALCOMM 1.73%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.72%

Only in VXUS

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.27%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.03%

SK hynix Inc 1.67%

SLCMT1142 1.66%

ASML Holding NV 1.55%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.76%

HSBC Holdings PLC 0.76%

Shell PLC 0.62%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks an index of Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +54.7% +13.8%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +41.1 pts vs MLRG not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 96.6% 0.0%

Holdings 148 8913

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.4bn $163.2bn

VLUE and VXUS on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

VXUS

VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8,913 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and VXUS +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or VXUS?: VXUS is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VLUE and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 0% of VXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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