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VT vs VTWAX
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF against Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VT did slightly better than VTWAX over the period from Oct 28, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026: $1,000 grew to $1,993 versus $1,991, producing total returns of 99.3% and 99.1%, respectively. VT also led over three years, 77.9% versus 77.4%, while their shorter-term returns were nearly identical. The difference matters mainly because VT’s 0.06% expense ratio and ETF structure translated into a marginal performance advantage, not because the investments behaved differently: daily-move correlation was 0.998, and the typical monthly gap was only 0.05 points. Risk was similarly close. VT had slightly higher 12-month volatility, 14.0% versus 13.7%, and a marginally larger worst drawdown, -16.5% versus -16.4%, from Feb 18, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025. Overall, VT narrowly won, but both delivered essentially equivalent results.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($152); 50-day at $159.
- RSI 40, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 17, so the trend is weak.
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Head to head
Which has returned more, VT or VTWAX?
VT beat VTWAX in 23 of the last 48 months; VTWAX won the other 25. The typical monthly gap was 0.05 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Feb 18, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.998
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 1.02
- VT move per 1% in VTWAX
- 0.996
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.05 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | VT | VTWAX | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | +0.6% | +0.8% | -0.22 pts |
| March 2026 | -6.2% | -6.4% | +0.21 pts |
| January 2025 | +3.0% | +3.3% | -0.19 pts |
| April 2026 | +9.3% | +9.5% | -0.16 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 VT and VTWAX?
- Price
- $55.17
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