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VXUS vs VOO
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF against Vanguard S&P 500 ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VOO did better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $2,065, compared with $1,944 for VXUS. VOO also led over one, three, and six months, year to date, one year, and three years, with a three-year return of 83.6% versus 71.3% for VXUS. The trade-off was not higher measured risk: VOO’s 12-month volatility was 12.7%, below VXUS’s 17.1%, although VOO’s worst drawdown was deeper at -18.7% versus -13.6%. VXUS remains the more internationally diversified option and had a low 0.05% expense ratio, but VOO’s 0.03% expense ratio was lower. Their daily moves were positively correlated at 0.784, indicating meaningful diversification but substantial overlap in broad equity-market exposure.
- 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.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($665); 50-day at $705.
- RSI 42, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 14, so the trend is weak.
Head to head
Which has returned more, VXUS or VOO?
VXUS beat VOO in 22 of the last 48 months; VOO won the other 26. The typical monthly gap was 1.73 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
VXUS: Mar 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025; VOO: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.784
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.80
- VXUS move per 1% in VOO
- 0.831
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 1.73 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | VXUS | VOO | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | +13.0% | +5.5% | +7.54 pts |
| November 2024 | -0.2% | +5.9% | -6.11 pts |
| February 2026 | +5.2% | -0.8% | +6.01 pts |
| March 2025 | +0.4% | -5.6% | +5.99 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.
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