DODFX vs VXUS (2026)
Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund Class I and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF side by side. VXUS is the cheaper fund (0.07% vs 0.61% expense ratio). Over the last five years DODFX returned more (+67.27% vs +47.49%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 13% of weight. Not investment advice.
Fund facts#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataReturns as of market close, Oct 30, 2026. The charts run through the Oct 30 close.
| DODFX | VXUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | International Stock Funds | Total Intl |
| Expense ratio | 0.61% | 0.07% |
| AUM | $67.6B | $122.9B |
| Distribution yield | — | 2.40% |
| Holdings | 89 | 8490 |
| 1M total | -0.3% | -3.0% |
| YTD total | +8.6% | +10.0% |
| 1Y total | +14.4% | +13.0% |
| 3Y total | +76.3% | +74.1% |
| 5Y total | +67.3% | +47.5% |
| 10Y total | — | +138% |
| 3Y total CAGR | +20.8%/yr | +20.3%/yr |
| 5Y total CAGR | +10.8%/yr | +8.1%/yr |
| 10Y total CAGR | — | +9.1%/yr |
| Issuer | Dodge & Cox | Vanguard |
| Inception | — | 2011-01-26 |
All returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), through the latest price during the session. CAGR = compound annual growth rate. '—' means the fund's history doesn't span the horizon. A mutual fund's AUM is its whole fund's, every share class together (its SEC filing); an ETF's is its own. Returns run to Oct 30, 2026, the last month-end, as fund companies report a mutual fund's: a fund that pays monthly books each month's income on its last business day, so a return to a later day would leave that month's income out.
Annualized returns (CAGR)#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataCompound annual growth rate per holding period, total return, from weekly adjusted closes. Horizons a fund's history can't span show no bar; horizons no fund spans are omitted.
Performance, rebased#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataReturns by year#
Data provided bySource: Twelve Data| Year | DODFX | VXUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | — | +27.5% |
| 2018 | — | -14.4% |
| 2019 | — | +21.7% |
| 2020 | +2.1% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | +11.0% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | -6.8% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | +16.7% | +15.9% |
| 2024 | +3.8% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | +38.8% | +32.3% |
| 2026 YTD | +8.6% | +10.0% |
Total returns (dividends reinvested), calendar years.
Returns by year, charted#
Holdings overlap#
DODFX and VXUS overlap by about 13% of portfolio weight — 54 shared holdings out of 89 in DODFX and 8490 in VXUS, from each fund's latest SEC filing (Jun 30, 2026 / Jul 31, 2026).
Top 10 holdings, side by side#
Merged top 10 across the funds — each column is the holding's % of that fund.
Sector weights#
| Sector | DODFX | VXUS |
|---|---|---|
| Financials | 10.9% | 5.2% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 9.1% | 1.9% |
| Technology | 5.8% | 8.3% |
| Healthcare | 7.2% | 2.8% |
| Energy | 4.6% | 2.7% |
| Industrials | 4.5% | 1.5% |
| Consumer Staples | 2.6% | 1.1% |
| Materials | 2.0% | 1.6% |
| Communication Services | 0.9% | 0.2% |
| Real Estate | 0.9% | 0.3% |
| Utilities | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Not on ChartRow | 51.2% | 74.1% |
Sector weights, charted#
Growth from any starting date#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataHover to move the starting point — every fund rebases to 1× at that date, so the comparison holds from any entry point back to 2019 (the earliest date all 2 funds existed). Log scale, weekly total returns.
Fund flows#
| Period | DODFX | VXUS |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | — | +$1.3B |
| Jun 2026 | −$301.1M | +$2.5B |
| May 2026 | −$472.6M | −$225.2M |
| Apr 2026 | −$325.3M | −$620.9M |
| Mar 2026 | — | +$678.3M |
| Feb 2026 | — | −$1.3B |
Net creations minus redemptions, derived from consecutive SEC N-PORT filings. The form only exists since mid-2019.
Fund flows, charted#
Methodology#
Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested) from daily adjusted closes. Holdings, overlap, sector weights and flows derive from each fund's public SEC filings (Form N-PORT), anchored on the latest filing and rolled forward daily by price moves. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight across shared holdings. See each fund's full holdings: DODFX holdings · VXUS holdings. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- DODFX or VXUS — which is better?
- VXUS is the cheaper fund (0.07% vs 0.61% expense ratio). Over the last five years DODFX returned more (+67.27% vs +47.49%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 13% of weight. DODFX, a managed fund, against VXUS, the index it is measured by — what the manager added, or cost, after fees.
- How much do DODFX and VXUS overlap?
- DODFX and VXUS overlap by about 13% of portfolio weight, sharing 54 holdings (per each fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing, weights rolled forward to today).
- Is ChartRow affiliated with any of these funds?
- No. ChartRow is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Dodge & Cox, Vanguard. Comparisons are derived independently from public SEC filings and market data; not investment advice.