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Is VXUS a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) is a developed ex-US international ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VXUS 5.2 out of 10 — highest on Growth (6.8), lowest on Value (4.1). It trades at 15.3 times earnings, against its own median of 15.1. Its ten largest holdings are 14% of the fund.

What stands out in VXUS's data

Non-U.S. stocks across developed markets, from Japan to Europe.

Priced in line with the broad peer group — no valuation premium for global diversification.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 10.1x matches the category median of 10.1x, and the fund holds 8,819 stocks across developed markets.

Adds developed-market breadth to a U.S.-anchored portfolio in a single ticker.

How is VXUS rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) 5.2 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) 5.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 5.2 / 10
  • Growth: 6.8 / 10
  • Value: 4.1 / 10
  • Risk: 5.8 / 10
  • Quality: 4.8 / 10
  • Return: 4.3 / 10

Is VXUS expensive right now? It trades at 15.3 times earnings, against its own median of 15.1

As of October 28, 2026, VXUS is more expensive than 56% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from VXUS's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside VXUS? 21% Tech

What's inside VXUS: Size (Large 64%, Mid 25%, Small 11%); Geography (International 100%, US 0%); Tech 21.3%; AI 0.6%; Semiconductors 11.3%; Memory 6.2%.

What are VXUS's top holdings? The ten largest are 14% of the fund

Taiwan Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, ASML, Tencent, HSBC, Roche, Shell, Royal Bank of Canada and Novartis are VXUS's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 66% of Developed ex-US ETFs.

Half of VXUS's weight sits in its 187 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 229 equally weighted holdings.

What is VXUS's expense ratio? 0.05% a year

As of October 28, 2026, VXUS charges 0.05% a year, yields 2.36% and holds $664.5B in assets across 8819 positions.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) — cost, income and size
MeasureVXUS
Expense ratio0.05%
Dividend yield2.36%
Assets under management$664.5B
Holdings8819

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vxus

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