VWO vs VXUS ETF holdings comparison
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) · Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)
VWO and VXUS overlap by 26.1% by portfolio weight. The remaining 73.9 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 4793 stocks; the largest shared position is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (ticker unavailable), contributing 3.93% to the overlap.
What this means
VWO and VXUS share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in VWO | in VXUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | N/A | 14.61% | 3.93% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | N/A | 3.26% | 0.87% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd | N/A | 2.55% | 0.69% |
| Delta Electronics Inc | N/A | 1.17% | 0.31% |
| MediaTek Inc | N/A | 1.06% | 0.28% |
| Reliance Industries Ltd | N/A | 0.90% | 0.24% |
| China Construction Bank Corp | N/A | 0.85% | 0.23% |
| HDFC Bank Ltd | N/A | 0.80% | 0.22% |
| Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd | N/A | 0.74% | 0.20% |
| PDD Holdings Inc | PDD | 0.66% | 0.18% |
Holdings only in VWO or VXUS
VWO has 132 fund-only positions representing approximately 0.2 percentage points of reported exposure; VXUS has 3840 fund-only positions representing approximately 72.0 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in VWO
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Siam Cement PCL/The | N/A | 0.02% |
| True Corp PCL | N/A | 0.02% |
| Bangkok Bank PCL | N/A | 0.02% |
| Banco Bradesco SA | BBD | 0.01% |
| Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA | SQM | 0.01% |
| Kasikornbank PCL | N/A | 0.01% |
| Krung Thai Bank PCL | N/A | 0.01% |
| Banco Santander Brasil SA | BSBR | 0.01% |
| Petroleo Brasileiro SA | PBRA | <0.01% |
| Ecopetrol SA | EC | <0.01% |
Largest positions only in VXUS
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd | N/A | 1.65% |
| ASML Holding NV | N/A | 1.30% |
| SK hynix Inc | N/A | 1.12% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | N/A | 0.73% |
| Roche Holding AG | N/A | 0.67% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | N/A | 0.66% |
| Novartis AG | N/A | 0.66% |
| Nestle SA | N/A | 0.61% |
| Shell PLC | N/A | 0.60% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | RY | 0.59% |
FAQ
How much do VWO and VXUS overlap?
VWO and VXUS have 26.1% overlap by weight, sharing 4793 equity positions (out of 4925 in VWO and 8633 in VXUS). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for VWO and 2026-04-30 for VXUS.
What does 26.1% overlap mean?
VWO and VXUS share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do VWO and VXUS both hold?
The largest shared positions are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Delta Electronics Inc, MediaTek Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between VWO and VXUS?
VWO has 132 positions not found in VXUS, while VXUS has 3840 positions not found in VWO. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.