Buying international stocks is top of mind for many investors, as the rest of the world's stocks have often outperformed the S&P 500 index for the past year. But what's the best way to buy ...

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) returned 32% over the past year while Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) returned 22%. Year-to-date through March 10, 2026, VXUS is up 5.92% versus VTI ...

For most of the past decade, owning international stocks felt like a punishment. U.S. markets compounded at rates that made global diversification look like a drag on returns. Then 2025 happened.

The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF gives investors direct exposure to developed and emerging markets outside the United States, while the SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF keeps U.S.

Two of Vanguard's international equity ETFs have been strong performers. But the high dividend ETF has bested its larger peer for the past 10 years. This ETF might be the better buy amid global ...

VXUS is a way to avoid being overexposed to the US Markets and the Magnificent 7. I personally put 1/3 of my retirement funds into VOO, 1/3 into growth stocks, and 1/3 into international ETFs like ...

Sat, March 21, 2026 at 11:35 AM UTC U.S. stocks have spent years dominating global returns, which is exactly why most retirement portfolios are now dangerously lopsided toward a single country.

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) tracks over 8,000 foreign stocks across developed and emerging markets with a 2.86% yield and 5 basis point expense ratio, while outperforming the U.S.

Germany’s fiscal expansion into defense and infrastructure, dollar strength questions, and elevated US equity valuations are driving renewed investor interest in international stocks at levels not ...

This Vanguard ETF has outperformed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indexes in the past year. The long-term results are solid, too, with an 11.8% annualized return over the past 10 years. The Iran war could ...