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VXUS · Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund

VXUS tracks the Total International Stock and returned +22.3% over the past year.

Index equity fund · Total International Stock · data as of

Key facts

+22.3%Total return, 1 year
0.05%Expense ratio
8775Holdings
−1.4%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

VXUS top ten by weight, 12.4% of its 8775 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
HoldingWeight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt3.97%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd1.67%
ASML Holding NV1.32%
SK hynix Inc1.14%
Tencent Holdings Ltd0.89%
HSBC Holdings PLC0.74%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd0.69%
Roche Holding AG0.68%
AstraZeneca PLC0.67%
Novartis AG0.67%

Compare VXUS

Also against BIL, BINC, BITO, BND, BNDX, BOND, BOXX, BSV, BWET, CGBL, CGDV, CGGR, COWZ, CTA, DBMF, DFUS, DGRO, DGRW, DIA, DVY, DYNF, EDV, EEM, EFA, EMB, EMXC, EWJ, EWT, EWY, EWZ, EZU, FBCG, FDVV, FENI, FLKR, FNDX, FTEC, FXI, GARP, GDX, GLD, GLDM, GOVT, GRNY, HDV, HGER, HYG, HYMB, IALT, IAU, IBB, IDEV, IEF, IEFA, IEI, IEMG, IGIB, IGM, IGSB, IJH, IJR, IJS, IJT, ILF, INDA, ITOT, IUSB, IVV, IWB, IWC, IWD, IWF, IWM, IWO, IXUS, IYE, IYR, IYW, JAAA, JNK, KRE, LQD, LYTE, MAGS, MBB, MDY, MGK, MINT, MOAT, MTUM, MUB, NOBL, ONEQ, PDBC, PFF, PULS, PVAL, QQQ, QQQM, QUAL, RDVY, REMX, RSP, SCHB, SCHD, SCHF, SCHG, SCHH, SCHP, SCHX, SDY, SGOV, SHV, SHY, SIVR, SLV, SPHD, SPHQ, SPLG, SPMO, SPSB, SPY, SPYD, SPYG, TIP, TLT, URTH, USFR, USHY, USMV, USO, VB, VBIL, VBK, VBR, VCIT, VCLT, VCSH, VDC, VDE, VEA, VEU, VGIT, VGK, VGLT, VGSH, VGT, VHT, VIG, VLUE, VNQ, VO, VOE, VONG, VOO, VOOG, VOX, VPL, VPU, VT, VTEB, VTI, VTIP, VTV, VTWO, VUG, VUSB, VWO, VXF, VYM, VYMI, XBI, XHB, XLB, XLC, XLE, XLF, XLG, XLI, XLK, XLP, XLRE, XLU, XLV, XLY, XOP, XOVR, XRT.

Period by period

VXUS over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months+2.2%+3.3%−1.1 pts+3.0 pts
6 months+14.2%+16.0%−1.8 pts−6.5 pts
1 year+22.3%+17.5%+4.8 pts−0.7 pts
3 years+72.7%+77.9%−5.2 pts−22.4 pts
Since listing+179.9%+687.0%−507.1 pts−1186.9 pts

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%.

What it tracksTotal International Stock
Fund typeIndex equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)0.05%
Price$87.14
Listed sinceJan 28, 2011
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)$629.1bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−1.4%
Holdings8775
Top ten weight12.4%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Apr 30, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.7%

Questions people ask

How has VXUS performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VXUS returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +72.7%.
What does VXUS cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year.
What does VXUS hold?
8775 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 12.4% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is VXUS below its high?
1.4% below its high of Sep 4, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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VXUS, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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