International ETF Outpacing the S&P 500 This Year Is Worth a Closer Look
This article from The Motley Fool, published on Yahoo Finance on July 18, 2026, highlights the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS), which has outperformed the S&P 500 by about two percentage points in 2026. While the S&P 500 is up 11.3% year-to-date, VXUS has delivered slightly higher returns. The ETF, with $652 billion in assets and over 8,700 stocks, offers exposure to non-U.S. markets, including Japan, Taiwan, and the U.K. Its top holdings are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, ASML, and Tencent, which together account for 11% of the portfolio. The article positions VXUS as a diversification tool for investors heavily concentrated in U.S. stocks, particularly the Magnificent Seven, and notes its indirect exposure to the AI spending boom through hardware suppliers. The technology sector represents 20% of the ETF, slightly less than financial services.
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