VXUS Vs. VEU: Vanguard ETFs Use Different FTSE Indices But Get Same Results

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Summary

  • The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF invests based on the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index and holds about 7,900 stocks.
  • The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF invests based on the FTSE All-World ex US Index and holds about 3700 stocks.
  • Despite using different FTSE indices with a vastly different number of stocks, the two ETFs track each other very closely. It comes down to what market-cap exposure an investor prefers.
  • Recent results make it hard to give either ETF a BUY rating. A weaker USD might be a buy signal though as it was in the early 2000s.
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There are so many ETFs trading in the United States that firms must have a hard time coming up with clear names for what the ETF invests in. Since Vanguard

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