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VTSAX vs VTIAX
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund against Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fd Admiral: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VTSAX did better over the period: $1,000 invested on Oct. 28, 2022 would be worth $2,016 versus $1,945 for VTIAX, a 101.6% gain versus 94.5%. VTSAX also led over three years, returning 81.8% versus 71.1%, and had stronger recent performance across every listed period except neither fund led on risk-adjusted grounds here. The advantage came with lower risk: VTSAX’s 12-month volatility was 13.0% versus 16.2% for VTIAX, and its worst drawdown was -19.4% versus -13.1%. Thus, VTSAX produced the higher return with lower volatility, but VTIAX experienced the smaller maximum decline. Their daily moves were positively correlated at 0.787, rising to 0.846 over the last 12 months, while VTSAX beat VTIAX in 26 of the last 48 months.
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Head to head
Which has returned more, VTSAX or VTIAX?
VTSAX beat VTIAX in 26 of the last 48 months; VTIAX won the other 22. The typical monthly gap was 1.75 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
VTSAX: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025; VTIAX: Mar 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.787
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.85
- VTSAX move per 1% in VTIAX
- 0.846
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 1.75 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | VTSAX | VTIAX | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | +5.2% | +13.4% | -8.14 pts |
| November 2024 | +6.6% | -0.2% | +6.87 pts |
| March 2025 | -5.9% | +0.3% | -6.15 pts |
| February 2026 | -0.5% | +5.3% | -5.82 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 VTSAX and VTIAX?
- Price
- $181.59
- Price
- $44.29
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