Compare/Updated Oct 26, 2026, refreshed every trading day
FZILX vs VXUS
Fidelity International Index Fund against Vanguard Total International Stock ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VXUS did better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 would be worth $1,944, versus $1,906 in FZILX, a 94.4% versus 90.6% total return. VXUS also led over three years, 71.3% to 66.4%, and over the past year, 13.8% to 12.9%, despite slightly higher 12-month volatility of 17.1% versus 16.9%. Its worst drawdown was less severe, at -13.6% compared with FZILX’s -15.3%. VXUS’s expense ratio is 0.05%, while no FZILX expense ratio was provided. The funds are highly correlated, with a 0.945 correlation over the comparison period and 0.882 over the last 12 months, so their results have been broadly similar. VXUS won 20 of the last 48 months, while FZILX won 28, but VXUS’s cumulative advantage remains meaningful.
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- Price is below its 200-day average ($83); 50-day at $86.
- RSI 35, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 22, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, FZILX or VXUS?
FZILX beat VXUS in 28 of the last 48 months; VXUS won the other 20. The typical monthly gap was 0.19 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
FZILX: Sep 26, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025; VXUS: Mar 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.945
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.92
- FZILX move per 1% in VXUS
- 0.882
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.19 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | FZILX | VXUS | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2024 | -5.3% | -2.9% | -2.47 pts |
| December 2025 | +0.1% | +2.5% | -2.45 pts |
| January 2025 | +4.0% | +3.4% | +0.58 pts |
| May 2026 | +4.1% | +3.6% | +0.51 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
Holdings and fees
What do you actually own with FZILX and VXUS?
- Price
- $16.47
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