VXUS is a broad market ETF (7776 stocks<\/strong>) which tracks the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index. It consists of a well-diversified mix of stocks from developed nations as well as emerging markets. This ETF is great for those who want one fund with exposure to top equities in the world excluding US stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How does VXUS fit in your portfolio?<\/h2>\n\n\n\nA well-diversified stock portfolio needs stocks by varying market cap as well geographies. As I explained in my article on VTI<\/a>, you can add world (excluding US) diversification to your portfolio by adding a certain % to VXUS. Ex: instead of investing in a target retirement fund, a 30 yr old investor can construct a simple 3 ETF portfolio using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VTI (Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF<\/a>) : 60%
VXUS (Vanguard Total International Stock ETF) : 30%
BND (Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF) : 10%<\/p>\n\n\n\n
VXUS facts: as of 11\/30\/2021 \u2013 Source: Vanguard<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\nTotal number of stocks: 7776<\/strong>
Total fund assets: $402.0 billion<\/strong>
Low expense ratio of 0.08%<\/strong> which is $8 per year in fees for every $10,000 invested in VXUS.
The 10 largest stock holdings make up 9.6% of total net assets.
The largest region invested in is Europe: 40.20%<\/strong>
Average annual returns since inception (01\/26\/2011) is 5.23%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
VXUS holdings, composition & performance – Source: Vanguard<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/welloiledmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/VXUS_10LargestHoldings.jpg\")
VXUS – 10 largest holdings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/welloiledmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/VXUS_PortfolioRegions.jpg\")
VXUS – Portfolio composition by regions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/welloiledmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/VXUS_Performance-1024x396.jpg\")
VXUS – Perfromance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nWhat next?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIf you add VXUS to your long-term portfolio, make sure that you continue to buy shares periodically so that you can leverage all the benefits of ‘dollar cost averaging’<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As time goes by, market fluctuations will cause the funds in your portfolio to occupy a bigger or a smaller percentage than your desired allocation. This can cause your overall portfolio to become imbalanced. Remember to rebalance your portfolio (every quarter or every 6 mths or yearly) so that the fund allocation fits your risk tolerance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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If you analyze VXUS, you\u2019ll notice that it contains 25.20% of Emerging Market stocks which is sufficient as per […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"WB4WB4WP_MODE":"","WB4WP_PAGE_SCRIPTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_STYLES":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FONTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_HEADER":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FOOTER":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"off","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[56,5,6,66,3,16,26,28,54],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investing","tag-bnd","tag-dollar-cost-averaging","tag-etf","tag-index-fund","tag-investing","tag-ira","tag-vanguard","tag-vti","tag-vxus","entry","has-media"],"yoast_head":"\nVanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) review - 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VXUS (Vanguard Total International Stock ETF) : 30%
BND (Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF) : 10%<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Total number of stocks: 7776<\/strong>
Total fund assets: $402.0 billion<\/strong>
Low expense ratio of 0.08%<\/strong> which is $8 per year in fees for every $10,000 invested in VXUS.
The 10 largest stock holdings make up 9.6% of total net assets.
The largest region invested in is Europe: 40.20%<\/strong>
Average annual returns since inception (01\/26\/2011) is 5.23%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
VXUS holdings, composition & performance – Source: Vanguard<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\nVXUS – 10 largest holdings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nVXUS – Portfolio composition by regions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nVXUS – Perfromance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nWhat next?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nIf you add VXUS to your long-term portfolio, make sure that you continue to buy shares periodically so that you can leverage all the benefits of ‘dollar cost averaging’<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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