Do VTI and VXUS hold the same companies?

Less than 1% of each fund is the same holding as the other. This measurement names the companies behind 90% of the money.

Do VTI and VXUS fall together?

Measured from 1996-04-29 to 2026-11-06, the worst fall on record was 55% for VTI and 61% for VXUS. Held half and half, the worst fall was 58%. Over the same window, the two swing like a single bet.

What changes if both are held?

A half-and-half mix had volatility 18% over this window, against 19% for VTI and 19% for VXUS, and its worst fall was 58%. Inside that mix, VXUS carries 50% of the risk for half of the money.

How are these figures measured?

From daily closing prices supplied by Yahoo Finance, over 1996-04-29 to 2026-11-06 — 7,682 trading days, in USD — by the same engine that serves the app. Every figure describes what has already happened: nothing here forecasts returns or losses, and nothing here is advice.

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How much of VTI and VXUS is the same?

Of the 90% of the money we can name, less than 1% is the same holding in both. Even so, in a half-and-half mix, the two swing like a single bet.

Daily prices, 29 Apr 1996 to 6 Nov 2026. What happened, not a forecast.

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The companies both of them hold

Company	Share of a half-and-half mix	Through
WCN	0.1%	VXUS 0.0% · VTI 0.0%
SUNB	0.1%	VXUS 0.0% · VTI 0.0%
NVDA	3.2%	VTI 3.2% — held through one of the two only
AAPL	2.9%	VTI 2.9% — held through one of the two only
GOOGL	2.6%	VTI 2.6% — held through one of the two only
2330.TW	2.0%	VXUS 2.0% — held through one of the two only

Overlap is counted company by company: the smaller of its two weights, added up. This measurement names the companies behind 90% of the money; the rest is out of its sight. The share above is what is shared within that part: it is a floor, never the total overlap.

The worst falls on record

Holding	Worst fall	Volatility
VTI	55%	19%
VXUS	61%	19%
Both, half and half	58%	18%

Measured on the same window for all three rows, so they can be read against each other. A fall is peak to trough on daily closes.

Where the risk sits in a half-and-half mix

Holding	Money	Risk	Ratio
VXUS	50%	50%	1.00
VTI	50%	50%	1.00

The reading, in full

PORTFOLIO: VTI + VXUS
1996-04-29 to 2026-11-06 · 7,682 trading days · USD

2 holdings.
Together they swing like a single bet.

VXUS carries 50% of the risk on its own.
Volatility 18% · worst fall on record 58%.
Risk 17% → 15% over the last year, mostly because the holdings themselves got quieter.

Descriptive. No forecast, no advice. Every figure above is measured over the window named at the top.
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Questions people ask about this pair

Do VTI and VXUS hold the same companies?: Less than 1% of each fund is the same holding as the other. This measurement names the companies behind 90% of the money.
Do VTI and VXUS fall together?: Measured from 1996-04-29 to 2026-11-06, the worst fall on record was 55% for VTI and 61% for VXUS. Held half and half, the worst fall was 58%. Over the same window, the two swing like a single bet.
What changes if both are held?: A half-and-half mix had volatility 18% over this window, against 19% for VTI and 19% for VXUS, and its worst fall was 58%. Inside that mix, VXUS carries 50% of the risk for half of the money.
How are these figures measured?: From daily closing prices supplied by Yahoo Finance, over 1996-04-29 to 2026-11-06 — 7,682 trading days, in USD — by the same engine that serves the app. Every figure describes what has already happened: nothing here forecasts returns or losses, and nothing here is advice.

What this does not say

Every figure is measured on past daily prices over the window below. It is not a forecast of returns or losses.
VTI before 2001-06-15 is measured on the daily moves of VTSMX, an older fund on the same index (CRSP US Total Market), from 1992-04-27. VXUS before 2011-01-28 is measured on the daily moves of VGTSX, an older fund on the same index (FTSE Global All Cap ex US), from 1996-04-29. Those years describe the older funds, not the younger ones' own records. Older crises may still lie outside the window.
The overlap is measured through published holdings only, and is a floor: the real figure is at least this, and cannot be smaller.
Which of two funds to hold depends on things not measured here — what you already own, costs at your broker, and your own tax position.

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Measured 1996-04-29 to 2026-11-06 over 7,682 trading days, in USD, from Yahoo Finance prices. Descriptive: this page reports what these two funds have done and how much of them is the same holding. It does not forecast returns or losses, it does not say which to hold, and it is not advice. How every figure is measured. Terms and privacy: /terms. If a figure looks wrong: [email protected].