Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

About

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (US9219097683) is a US-listed equity ETF tracking the Spl Total International Stock Index. With a expense ratio of 0.05%, it ranks among the lowest-cost options in its category, paying distributions. The fund holds 582 positions across 36 regions with 153.2B in assets.

Score Breakdown

Scores are scaled 1–10 on a logarithmic curve relative to all ETFs in the database.
Component Score Details
Overall 8.3 Diversification (45%) · Cost (30%) · Liquidity (25%)
Cost (30%) 9.3 Tracking Difference: 9.0 · TD Consistency: — · Expense Ratio: 10.0
Diversification (45%) 6.8 Holding Count: 6.6 · Country Concentration: 5.6 · Sector Concentration: 9.4
Liquidity (25%) 10.0 Assets Under Management

Data sources: provider factsheets, exchange data, and NAV history. Information for educational purposes only — not investment advice.

Ticker VXUS
ISIN
Fund Size $153.2B
Issuer Vanguard
Distribution Pays Distributions
Replication Physical
Inception Jan 2011
Base Currency USD
Index Spl Total International Stock Index
Asset Class Equities
Category Global Equity

Costs

9.3
This fund has low total costs, with competitive tracking and expense ratios.

Cost Metrics Explained

What expense ratio, tracking difference, and TD consistency measure

Expense ratio (Total Expense Ratio) is the annual fee the fund charges, deducted from assets. It’s the headline cost, but not the full picture.

Tracking Difference measures how much the fund actually lags (or leads) its benchmark index per year. This is the single best measure of true cost — it captures the expense ratio plus all other drags like sampling error and tax withholding. A lower (or negative) value is better.

TD Consistency measures how stable the tracking difference is from year to year. A low value means predictable, reliable costs; a high value means costs can vary significantly.

Expense Ratio0.00%
 
Metric Value
Expense Ratio 0.05%

Cumulative Returns

Performance across different time periods.
1 Month+0.00%
3 Months+0.00%
Year to Date+0.00%
1 Year+0.00%
3 Years+0.00%
5 Years+0.00%
Inception+0.00%
 
Period Cumulative Return
1 Month +0.01%
3 Months +0.13%
6 Months +0.15%
1 Year +0.26%
3 Years +0.55%
5 Years +0.32%
10 Years +0.95%
YTD +0.09%
Since Inception +0.95%

Holdings

6.6
This fund holds 582 individual investments, offering moderate diversification compared to other ETFs.
#1
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
3.95%
#2
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
2.17%
#3
SK hynix Inc
1.85%
#4
ASML Holding NV
1.38%
#5
Tencent Holdings Ltd
0.74%
#6
HSBC Holdings PLC
0.71%
#7
Roche Holding AG
0.65%
#8
Novartis AG
0.63%
#9
AstraZeneca PLC
0.61%
#10
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
0.61%
View all holdings (50)
# Holding Ticker Weight
1 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2330 395.00%
2 Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 005930 217.00%
3 SK hynix Inc 000660 185.00%
4 ASML Holding NV ASML 138.00%
5 Tencent Holdings Ltd 700 74.00%
6 HSBC Holdings PLC HSBA 71.00%
7 Roche Holding AG ROP 65.00%
8 Novartis AG NOVN 63.00%
9 AstraZeneca PLC AZN 61.00%
10 Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 9988 61.00%
11 Royal Bank of Canada RY 59.00%
12 Nestle SA NESN 57.00%
13 Shell PLC SHEL 53.00%
14 Siemens AG SIE 51.00%
15 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 8306 45.00%
16 MediaTek Inc 2454 44.00%
17 Toyota Motor Corp 7203 44.00%
18 Commonwealth Bank of Australia CBA 43.00%
19 Toronto-Dominion Bank/The TD 42.00%
20 SAP SE SAP 41.00%
21 SoftBank Group Corp 9984 40.00%
22 Banco Santander SA SAN 40.00%
23 Allianz SE ALV 37.00%
24 ABB Ltd ABBN 37.00%
25 Schneider Electric SE SU 37.00%
26 TotalEnergies SE TTE 35.00%
27 Tokyo Electron Ltd 8035 33.00%
28 Iberdrola SA IBE 33.00%
29 Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC RR. 33.00%
30 UBS Group AG UBSG 32.00%
31 Shopify Inc SHOP 32.00%
32 Novo Nordisk A/S NOVO B 32.00%
33 Delta Electronics Inc 2308 32.00%
34 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE MC 31.00%
35 Hitachi Ltd 6501 31.00%
36 Siemens Energy AG ENR 31.00%
37 BHP Group Ltd BHP 30.00%
38 British American Tobacco PLC BATS 29.00%
39 UniCredit SpA UCG 29.00%
40 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 8316 29.00%
41 Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA BBVA 29.00%
42 Sony Group Corp 6758 28.00%
43 Infineon Technologies AG IFX 27.00%
44 Unilever PLC ULVR 27.00%
45 Airbus SE AIR 27.00%
46 Safran SA SAF 27.00%
47 Enbridge Inc ENB 26.00%
48 Advantest Corp 6857 26.00%
49 Deutsche Telekom AG DTE 25.00%
50 Bank of Montreal BMO 25.00%

Sectors

9.4
This fund is well-diversified across 12 sectors, with no single sector dominating.
 
Sector Weight
Unknown 3499.00%
Financials 1612.00%
Technology 1606.00%
Industrials 870.00%
Consumer Discretionary 511.00%
Health Care 455.00%
Materials 423.00%
Energy 323.00%
Communication Services 285.00%
Consumer Staples 283.00%
Utilities 133.00%
Real Estate 34.00%

Regions

5.6
This fund invests across 37 countries, though its geographic allocation deviates somewhat from the global market.
 
Country Weight
UNKNOWN 3452.00%
Japan 969.00%
United Kingdom 638.00%
Taiwan 621.00%
Canada 591.00%
South Korea 554.00%
Switzerland 413.00%
France 410.00%
Germany 382.00%
Hong Kong SAR China 372.00%
Australia 259.00%
Netherlands 237.00%
Spain 169.00%
Italy 141.00%
India 138.00%
Sweden 117.00%
Denmark 63.00%
South Africa 53.00%
Singapore 48.00%
Brazil 46.00%
Finland 44.00%
Belgium 43.00%
Israel 39.00%
Saudi Arabia 38.00%
United States 32.00%
Mexico 28.00%
Norway 14.00%
United Arab Emirates 12.00%
Kuwait 12.00%
Malaysia 12.00%
Ireland 10.00%
Poland 10.00%
Austria 7.00%
China 7.00%
Hungary 7.00%
Thailand 7.00%
Qatar 5.00%

Nerd Stuff

Advanced risk and return metrics (2023-06-30 — 2026-06-18).
54.0%
Volatility
-11.3%
Max Drawdown
18.44
Sharpe Ratio
29.91
Sortino Ratio
88.06
Calmar Ratio
0.48
Beta
3.89%
Alpha (Jensen's)
0.467
Benchmark-relative metrics (Beta, Alpha, R²) are calculated against the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IE00B5BMR087).
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