VTI vs VXUS (2026)
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF and Vanguard Total International Stock ETF side by side. VTI is the cheaper fund (0.03% vs 0.07% expense ratio). Over the last five years VTI returned more (+80.20% vs +56.50%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 1% of weight. Not investment advice.
Fund facts#
| VTI | VXUS | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Total US Market | Total Intl |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| AUM | $670.9B | $126.3B |
| Distribution yield | 0.80% | 2.32% |
| Holdings | 3477 | 8479 |
| 1 month return | -1.3% | -2.7% |
| YTD return | +12.3% | +13.4% |
| 1 year return | +15.1% | +18.6% |
| 3 years return | +82.6% | +73.4% |
| 5 years return | +80.2% | +56.5% |
| 10 years return | +293.2% | +140.8% |
| 3Y CAGR | +22.2%/yr | +20.2%/yr |
| 5Y CAGR | +12.5%/yr | +9.4%/yr |
| 10Y CAGR | +14.7%/yr | +9.2%/yr |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| Inception | 2001-05-24 | 2011-01-26 |
All returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), from daily adjusted closes. CAGR = compound annual growth rate. '—' means the fund's history doesn't span the horizon.
Annualized returns (CAGR)#
Compound 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#
Returns by year#
| Year | VTI | VXUS |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +21.2% | +27.5% |
| 2018 | -5.2% | -14.4% |
| 2019 | +30.7% | +21.7% |
| 2020 | +21.1% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | +25.7% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | -19.5% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | +26.0% | +15.9% |
| 2024 | +23.8% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | +17.1% | +32.3% |
| 2026 YTD | +12.3% | +13.4% |
Total returns (dividends reinvested), calendar years.
Returns by year, charted#
Holdings overlap#
VTI and VXUS overlap by about 1% of portfolio weight — 16 shared holdings out of 3477 in VTI and 8479 in VXUS, from each fund's latest SEC filing (Jun 30, 2026 / Apr 30, 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 | VTI | VXUS |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | 36.3% | 6.9% |
| Financials | 10.5% | 4.2% |
| Healthcare | 8.9% | 1.5% |
| Communication Services | 8.8% | 0.0% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 8.4% | 0.4% |
| Industrials | 8.1% | 1.4% |
| Consumer Staples | 3.8% | 0.4% |
| Energy | 3.2% | 1.5% |
| Utilities | 1.9% | 0.3% |
| Real Estate | 1.6% | 0.2% |
| Materials | 1.5% | 1.4% |
| Other | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Not on ChartRow | 7.0% | 81.7% |
Sector weights, charted#
Growth from any starting date#
Hover to move the starting point — every fund rebases to 1× at that date, so the comparison holds from any entry point back to 2011 (the earliest date all 2 funds existed). Log scale, weekly total returns.
Fund flows#
| Period | VTI | VXUS |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | +$3.7B | — |
| May 2026 | −$7.7B | — |
| Apr 2026 | +$4.5B | −$620.9M |
| Mar 2026 | +$13.2B | +$678.3M |
| Feb 2026 | +$5.1B | −$1.3B |
| Jan 2026 | +$4.1B | +$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: VTI holdings · VXUS holdings. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- VTI or VXUS — which is better?
- VTI is the cheaper fund (0.03% vs 0.07% expense ratio). Over the last five years VTI returned more (+80.20% vs +56.50%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 1% of weight. The two halves of a global portfolio — all of the US market vs everything outside it.
- How much do VTI and VXUS overlap?
- VTI and VXUS overlap by about 1% of portfolio weight, sharing 16 holdings (per each fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing, weights rolled forward to today).
- Which is bigger: VTI vs VXUS?
- VTI is the largest at $670.9B in assets.
- Is ChartRow affiliated with any of these funds?
- No. ChartRow is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Vanguard. Comparisons are derived independently from public SEC filings and market data; not investment advice.