Is VXUS a good investment?

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) is a developed ex-US international ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VXUS 5.8 out of 10 — highest on Growth (7.6), lowest on Valuation (3.7). It trades at 15.8 times earnings, against its own median of 13.7. Its ten largest holdings are 11% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VXUS rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) 5.8 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) 5.8 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 5.8 / 10
Growth: 7.6 / 10
Valuation: 3.7 / 10
Risk: 7.5 / 10
Quality: 5.2 / 10
Return: 4.8 / 10

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

As of September 11, 2026, VXUS charges 0.05% a year, yields 2.75% and holds $646.2B in assets across 8361 positions.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) — cost, income and size
Measure	VXUS
Expense ratio	0.05%
Dividend yield	2.75%
Assets under management	$646.2B
Holdings	8361

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.

What stands out in VXUS's data

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

Charges a fraction of what similar funds cost — more of the market's return stays with you.

An expense ratio of 0.05% is among the cheapest in its category, well below the 0.30% median. It holds 8,361 stocks across developed markets.

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

Why did VXUS move this week? It fell 0.9% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Novartis and Novo Nordisk A/S-B drove it

VXUS fell 0.9% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%) and Commonwealth Bank of Austral (−4.2%); SK Hynix (+14.8%) pushed the other way.

Is VXUS expensive right now? It trades at 15.8 times earnings, against its own median of 13.7

As of September 11, 2026, VXUS is more expensive than 84% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 96 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside VXUS? 15% Tech

What's inside VXUS: Size (Large 59%, Mid 27%, Small 14%); Geography (International 95%, US 6%); Tech 14.8%; AI 0.7%; Semiconductors 6.4%; Memory 5.6%.

What are VXUS's top holdings? The ten largest are 11% of the fund

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

Less concentrated than 78% of Developed ex-US ETFs.

Half of VXUS's weight sits in its 199 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 382 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vxus