VWO vs VXUS

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF vs Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

Quick take
  • VXUS has the lower expense ratio at 0.05% vs 0.06% for VWO.
  • VXUS pays a higher dividend yield (2.76%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVWOVXUS
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.06%0.05%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.48%2.76%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$159.87B$629.15B
YTD return
13.00%13.61%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.790.93
P/E ratio
17.5518.47
Last price
$60.21$84.25
Inception
Issuer
VanguardVanguard

VWO top holdings

Top holdings · VWO
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd12.85%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd3.57%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares2.56%
RELIANCE.NSReliance Industries Ltd0.90%
00939China Construction Bank Corp Class H0.86%
HDFCBANK.NSHDFC Bank Ltd0.81%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc0.79%
PDDPDD Holdings Inc ADR0.71%
2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.68%
1810.HKXiaomi Corp Class B0.65%
Sector breakdown · VWO
Real Estate2.3%
Consumer Cyclical11.2%
Basic Materials8.4%
Consumer Defensive3.9%
Technology26.3%
Communication Services7.8%
Financial Services20.5%
Utilities3.0%
Industrials7.9%
Energy4.7%
Healthcare4.1%

VXUS top holdings

Top holdings · VXUS
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd3.49%
005930.KSSamsung Electronics Co Ltd1.36%
ASML.ASASML Holding NV1.28%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd0.97%
000660.KSSK Hynix Inc0.76%
NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares0.73%
AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC0.73%
HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC0.70%
ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new0.70%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares0.70%
Sector breakdown · VXUS
Real Estate2.6%
Consumer Cyclical8.8%
Basic Materials7.9%
Consumer Defensive5.3%
Technology15.8%
Communication Services4.7%
Financial Services22.5%
Utilities3.3%
Industrials15.9%
Energy5.4%
Healthcare7.7%

About VWO

VWO (Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF) is Stocks in emerging-market economies. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $159.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.06%, a dividend yield of 2.48%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 12.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.3%.

About VXUS

VXUS (Vanguard Total International Stock ETF) is All non-US equities (developed + emerging). Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $629.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.05%, a dividend yield of 2.76%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 3.5% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.6%.