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Jan 28, 2011 – Nov 12, 2026, VXUS sets the start date

Final balanceCAGRMax drawdownSharpe ratio
VTI
VTI$74,253+13.54%−35.00%0.82
VXUS
VXUS$26,583+6.39%−35.97%0.44

Growth of $10,000

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Key metrics

ReturnVTIVXUS
Final balance$74,253$26,583
Total return+642.53%+165.83%
CAGR+13.54%+6.39%
Calendar yearsVTIVXUS
Best year+33.45%+32.35%
Worst year−19.52%−16.08%
Positive years12 of 1410 of 14
RiskVTIVXUS
Max drawdown−35.00%−35.97%
Longest drawdown2 years2.8 years
Volatility (daily, annualized)17.40%17.70%
Risk-adjustedVTIVXUS
Sharpe ratio0.820.44
Sortino ratio1.150.60
Calmar ratio0.390.18

Trailing returns

PeriodVTIVXUSVTI − VXUS
YTD+12.09%+10.38%+1.71%
1Y+12.21%+11.84%+0.37%
3Y+21.20%+18.97%+2.23%
5Y+10.56%+7.84%+2.72%
10Y+14.64%+9.36%+5.28%
15Y+14.30%+7.52%+6.78%

Rolling returns

PeriodVTI medianVXUS medianMore often ahead
1Y+15.87%+9.65%VTI 80%
3Y+13.14%+5.64%VTI 100%
5Y+13.21%+5.79%VTI 100%
10Y+13.01%+5.32%VTI 100%

Worst drawdowns

DeclinePeakBottomRecoveredLength
−35.0%Feb 2020Mar 2020Aug 20206 months
−25.4%Jan 2022Oct 2022Dec 20232 years
−20.3%Apr 2011Oct 2011Feb 20129 months
−20.0%Sep 2018Dec 2018Apr 20197 months
−19.3%Feb 2025Apr 2025Jun 20254 months

Annual returns

YearVTIVXUSVTI − VXUS
2017+21.21%+27.46%−6.24%
2018−5.23%−14.43%+9.20%
2019+30.67%+21.75%+8.92%
2020+21.08%+10.66%+10.41%
2021+25.68%+8.98%+16.70%
2022−19.52%−16.08%−3.44%
2023+26.05%+15.86%+10.18%
2024+23.81%+5.08%+18.73%
2025+17.10%+32.35%−15.25%
2026to Nov 12+12.09%+10.38%+1.71%

Holdings overlap

VTI as of Jun 30, 2026 · VXUS as of Jul 31, 2026

VTI0.2% in VXUSVXUS0.2% in VTI

5 holdings in common, of 3,504 in VTI and 8,733 in VXUS

About VTI vs VXUS

VTI holds US stocks, and VXUS holds stocks from outside the US, in developed and emerging markets. Held together, they cover nearly all of the world's stock market by value, much as VT does in a single fund.

VTI returned 13.5% a year from Jan 2011 to Nov 2026, against 6.4% for VXUS. VTI fell furthest in 2020, by 35.0%, and VXUS in 2018–2020, by 36.0%. VTI beat VXUS in 10 of 14 full years and in every rolling 10-year period.

Uses daily closing prices with dividends reinvested. Fund fees are included, but not taxes or trading costs. The comparison starts on Jan 28, 2011, when VXUS's prices begin.