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I have about 10k on hand. Thinking 50% VTI or VT,30% VXUS, and rest 20% in stocks. Unsure about my ETF choices though
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Am I missing something? What is the benefit of international diversification when ETFs like VXUS significantly underperform ETFs like VOO? Diversification just for the sake of diversification?
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Not sure if missing something with plan to transfer to Robinhood.
What is the best international equity ETF to invest in besides VXUS?
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Ratemyportoflio : 45% VTI 40% VXUS 5% AVUV 5% AVDV 5% AVDS.
I just started putting money into a 401k. Where should I have that money invested?
Used portfolio visualized and am stumped…am I totally off?
Just started investing for real, is this a reasonable mix?
Concentrating bonds in a traditional IRA and stocks in a Roth IRA?
Deciding to start my investing journey. 50% in QQQM and 50% in VXUS
Finally settled on an investment plan, wanted to see if it sounds good or not
Back in June, a concern about the nascent stock rally was the limited breadth. That is finally changing: across sectors and regions.
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Do it. 20% of my port is in VXUS lol
Crazy timing, I literally just put in an order to liquidate my VOO for VXUS
Talk me out of balls-deep VXUS
My main holding 😎 I bought MO, XOM , VXUS, VTI at the beginning of the year and sitting pretty. Other than VTI, dog shit American economy stock.
I think I agree with what you said. I misspoke and meant the reverse of the dollar milkshake theory could happen, which is the scenario of USD reversing back home in exchange for commodities and other currencies thus flooding the US with dollars that normally stay in some country as reserves. [https://www.dyingeconomy.com/dollar-milkshake-theory.html](https://www.dyingeconomy.com/dollar-milkshake-theory.html) explains the phenomenon I meant. Commodities are surging as people flock to safe non-us assets vs the usual flock to the USD and the US stock market for safety. My VTXUS is doing way better than my voo portion mainly due to the devaluation of the dollar. I sold some Voo and added VTXUS in my all VOO bogglehead portfolio as soon as Trump was elected and it’s doing well. https://portfolioslab.com/tools/stock-comparison/VOO/VXUS Much of the gains you see in the US market is due to the usd falling, making stock prices rise vs the USD when viewed in a USD chart. As seen here comparing SPX in euros, USD, and Swiss franks. SPX is not making new highs if looked at in other currencies nor are the real gains nearly as high. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1JWeq I’m sure you know all this by how you corrected me but understood what I meant. But I’m putting this out there for others after Bondi talking today about the ATHs in our stock market (which is practically range bound and only going higher mainly due to the devaluation of the USD) instead of child rapists and accountability of those rapists by those in power.
This market blows ass. Turning more and more into a VXUS/GLD and chill regard the more we chop around and barely keep it together on cooked data and manipulation
So glad my current week's port is proving to be resilient - VXUS XOM LMT BRK.B SLV Added a small portion of SOXL today during the dip and that's working out well too
Buy international bro! VXUS up 8-9% this year already, hope Muricans tired of all the winning.
VXUS and AGNC are my best performers in my normie port
Feel like VXUS and chill is the move. US stonk market is so limp and gey
I’ve been playing in the stock market for about a year. My individual stock picks were hit and miss. UNH played out well last year for me and I took profits before their recent dip. I’ve had a few other good plays. I’ve also had a lot of bad plays, and sold some picks too quickly & lost out on some good gains. I also got greedy and didn’t take profits when I should have. I’ve concluded that do not know the stock market well enough nor do I have the time required to make consistent substantial short term gains. Overall, if I just stuck everything in VXUS and VTI and chilled, I’d be up probably about the same. Short answer: Patience is key but you have to know when to cut your loses and when to take profits. A couple of diversified ETFs is the best bet if you’re playing the long game and are a passive investor.
I'm going to buy VXUS until I find my next gamble
VXUS my beloved. Up 8.3% ytd
I dislike bonds, particularly at your age. Go 100% VOO/VXUS or 100% VT and keep it simple
Other than SPY options, same. VXUS, XOM, LMT, BRK.B, SLV/GLD main core. Sometimes I swing trade SOXL lol
New to investing, I’m 26. I’m doing 100% VOO in my Roth IRA. And for my brokerage I’m currently doing 50/35/15 into VTI/QQQM/VXUS. I know QQQM and VTI overlap so I was wondering if I should just drop QQQM. But also QQQM has a been doing good return wise. If I were to keep it what should my ratios be and/or what should I switch it out with.
VTI up 9% past 6 months, down -.5% past month VXUS up 18% past 6 months, up 5% past month
Just VXUS and chill
Qqq is down 4% from october peak. Spy virtually flat. Meanwhile VXUS is faceripping.
Maybe the boggletards were right about VXUS
1. Just do VT and let the market guide you 3. Personally I'm about 75% VOO and 25% VXUS.
I don't rebalance. If my VOO ever gets more than 80% of my total portfolio, I just stop adding to it and add more to VXUS. (and vice versa)
Yup, VXUS had a 38% gain last year, on pace for the same or better this year. VOO and chill is for now for regards only.
You all so cute constantly talking about SPY while VXUS is roasting the SP500
VXUS has been doing surprisingly well recently.
Mother of god that’s awful OP, but your life isn’t over, you’re presumably young and have the very valuable asset of time on your side. Scrape pennys and get out of debt, and if you ever invest in anything more, work on getting that compounding interest to snowball thru $VTI + $VXUS. It’s not nearly as fun, but r/boggleheads is one of, if not the easiest, safest, highest odds strat to actually grow your portfolio Best of luck OP and hang in there
VXUS is the real play here.
Ive hedged my portfolio against dollar depreciation with gold and VXUS. Its worked out pretty well so dar.
If you absolutely want to convert to another currency, consider Swiss Francs. It's generally a good strategy to have some money in another currency, but don't go overboard and convert that much Like someone else mentioned, all currencies are fiat, which means that they'll always lose value Take a look at VXUS or VEA, which are denominated in foreign currency. That way you'll own businesses, as opposed to having half your money sitting around Not financial advice, however. Always do for own research
Add to it the (not so) low-key devaluing of the dollar. Best bet might be to just keep investing in VT, VOO, or VTI. I've added quite a bit of VXUS and VEA (to overweight developed markets) in order to bump my international exposure to around 40%.
Not only has our country lost all of the job creation, international stocks are absolutely crushing the USA for two years in a row. Look at these insane percentages year to date… SPY +1.31% VXUS +7.59% That is 480% more in international (ex-US) gains so far this year. What a fucking moron. Nuking our standing in the world along with our retirement. All for a culture war distraction
Seriously thinking of getting out of VT and into IXUS or VXUS. Already have a gold/silver position to protect my portfolio against the US.
1 YR VTI +14.03% 1 YR VXUS +32.93% So much winning.
Thanks Trump, you fucking moron! Not only has our country lost all of the job creation, international stocks are absolutely crushing the USA for two years in a row. Look at these insane percentages year to date… SPY +1.31% VXUS +7.59% That is #480% more in international (ex-US) gains so far this year. What a fucking moron. Nuking our standing in the world along with our retirement. All for a culture war distraction
Maybe all in on VXUS till 2028 isn’t such a bad idea after all
Why do you think the international fund or ETF .. such as VXUS will beat the S&P 500. Go look at the top 10 holdings in the S&P 500 (NVDA, Apple, Google, Microsoft, META, Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan Chase, Broadcom and think about how those compare with the top 10 holdings of any ETF you look at. Do you think Europe will fare better than the US in the next 10 years. The S&P 500 more than tripled in the last decade, trouncing international stocks and it was not even close. If you want a little international diversification the decrease volatility with a non-correlated portfolion .. got 10 to 15% VXUS.. but the S&P 500 as the dedfault investment choice of so many has a tailwind behind it. The most likely result of your proposed shift is that the stuff you add will dilute your returns. Go find any 5 or 10 year period in the last 40 years where a 90/10 (domestic to foreign) equity portfolio lost to a 70/30 (domestic to foreign) portfolio.
VXUS is roughly 25% emerging markets and 75% developed markets. If you want to try a different mix, you can instead invest in VWO (emerging markets, which includes China) or VEA (developed markets). I personally do these 50-50 because I'm making the bet that a lot of those emerging markets (India, Brazil, a bunch of SE Asian countries with manufacturing) have a ton more room to grow in the next few decades). If you *don't* want China, Vanguard also just launched VEXC (emerging ex-China), though it's clear a good portion of VWO's growth is China.
VOO is probably the better choice between the two. VOOG is basically a subset of VOO that only holds the "growth" stocks - but ironically, historically growth-focused funds tend to underperform the broader market over long periods. The main difference in dividends: VOO currently yields around 1.2-1.3% while VOOG yields less (around 0.5%) since growth companies reinvest more and pay out less. At 25 with solid income, honestly just sticking to VOO and buying consistently is a solid plan. The boring answer is usually the right one - set up automatic contributions and don't overthink it. You could add some international exposure later (VXUS) if you want more diversification, but it's not essential. One tip: tracking your portfolio growth over time can be really motivating. Even a simple spreadsheet works, but there are free apps that aggregate everything in one place.
I think you commented on my other post. I just opened my brokerage account two weeks ago and haven't sold anything from it to put in a CD. The CD is made up entirely of money from my checking account. I do have my 401k with a low cost S&P 500 fund currently. My brokerage account is with Fidelity and I actually have VOO and VXUS in it currently haha I don't take this as an insult. Sorry for the confusion 😅
I get the “vibes” approach 😄. For 5–10 years, single-country ETFs can work if you really believe in long-term growth trends. Honestly, I treat these as the “fun slice” of my portfolio—VT/VXUS/VWO stay as the backbone. Curious, what drew you to EWY at first?
’d invest in both **VXUS** and **VWO** to get exposure to both developed markets (outside the US) and emerging markets. VXUS has only about **25%** exposure to emerging markets (China, Taiwan, India, Brazil, South Africa, etc.), with the remaining **\~75%** in developed markets (Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia, etc.). Given that allocation, pairing VXUS with VWO allows exposure to EM rather than letting it be mostly a broad ex-US fund. In the current environment, holding both makes sense.
\>I feel like I shouldn’t only do the IRA That is probably correct. Save and invest for the goals of your life. The first priority is an emergency fund in low risk, liquid savings of enough to cover several months of loss of income or other unplanned expenses. This belongs in a HYSA, money market fund, or short term bond fund. This is more personal insurance than an investment. The next priority is investing enough for a comfortable retirement. A guideline for that is 15%-25% of gross (before taxes) income. The annual IRA contribution limit of $7,500 is 15% of a $50K income. If you make more than that you need to invest more for retirement. If your employment has 401K type retirement accounts with some employer matching it is best to contribute enough to that to get the free money employer match before contributing to a Roth IRA, then contribute any more that is appropriate to the Roth IRA. Employer matches count toward the percent of gross income. Jobs with pensions require additional calculation of how much is needed to invest for retirement. After those save and invest what you can for other life goals - car, home down payment, marriage, children, vacation, entertainment, etc. - whatever applies to you. VOO historically has been a good long term investment. Some people prefer more diversification beyond the top 500 US companies and including companies outside of the US. An example of that would be 70%:30% VTI:VXUS or VT which is basically that combination.
Thank you! I'm always unsure of how to allocate my investments. I see some people advocate for 100% VOO, while others are like 70% VOO, 10% GLD, and 20% VXUS, or others do VT. Especially if you are in your mid-late 30s, how would you suggest allocating your portfolio?
I exited all individual stock positions last year and had been sitting in 50% SSO, 30% VOO, 20% VXUS (totals 130% S&P 500 exposure + 20% ex-U.S.). End of January, I moved 10% from SSO to cash in anticipation of some chop. Feb 3rd, I took a look at the BX skid. Good earnings, not ideal forward guidance, and pessimism around regulatory risk to residential real estate, some chatter about AI disruption to companies they’re exposed to, etc. The re-rating looked outsized, so I put on BX 135 strike 9/18 exp calls.
Buying $300 VGT VXUS ASTS RKLB every week
Second thought: Why not just go VOO-VXUS 80/20 and live with peace mind, own most if not all of those companies? Lost of cool names in there though, I am 95% what I described above, but I tend to hold 2-3 extra that I have high conviction in. For me, those are AMZN, MSFT and SHLD (another etf, but defense focused) I was just clowning before haha
Another >1% day on VXUS incoming Rip America 🇺🇸
I have a good portfolio template for ya. For starters, unless you know a great deal about investing, keep it simple and invest in ETFs only. Each ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is like a basket of stocks. Some contain hundreds, or even thousands of stocks in a single ETF. You want ur portfolio to have a main ETF, which most refer to as their core position. I like to pick one of the ETFs known for its stability and ability to grow. Vanguard has a few you could consider but I'll save you I time and suggest VTI. VTI will become your core position and I recommend 50% of your money go to it. Next, you want to add a little diversification and I suggest VXUS at 20%, I would be doing you a disservice if I didn't recommend a very popular ETF that's been a growth engine for my portfolio and it's got the ticker AVDV...Also at 20%. You now have 10% to put on something spicy and I would suggest the SOXQ ETF. It's riskier, but provides more reward and has a reputation for beating the S&P 500 benchmark... no easy task. Just expect it may be more volatile than the others. My last piece of advice is " don't panic." Hold the course and keep adding as much as you can you can to keep these positions at these percentages. If after 6 months to a year, you've learned enough and want to change something, go for it. But this template is good for the times we're living in. Others would have you invest only in VT...Which basically contains every US company and a chunk of international companies to boot...But I think you can do better with that template.
50% VOO 20% VXUS 10% Gold 10% SGOV (to buy significant market dips), the last 10% saved to deploy at value plays (but that’s just me personally).
VXUS already up 7% ytd while spy still at 1.5%
I'd just put the money in VTI or VT and call it a day if you aren't close to retirement. My current allotment: 66.5% VTI (all US stocks) 3.6% SCHD (mostly mid and large cap dividend stocks) 1.2% VXUS (ex-US stocks) 1.0% First Interstate Bank (I used to work there years ago) 0.3% DGRO (Dividend growth) 20.7% corporate bond funds (high yield that are averaging about 6.5% return) 5.6% 19-year US Treasuries (I bought them last year when they were 20-year Treasuries) 0.4% 0-3 month Treasuries 0.4% cash
I hope you can just go back to basics. Save your money and put it into an etf like voo or VXUS and call it a day. Or even just mag7 stocks. I don’t want anyone to be in this situation. Please do go to gambling counseling and just quit 0dte trades. Mathematically your easy money for the house. Probability is crazy against you. Get back up there
100% VOO means you have no international exposure. I would suggest diversifying into VXUS. Just so you know, VOO is up 15% over the last year, while VXUS is up 20%.
ITOT is core S&P and is similar to VTI while IXUS is similar to VXUS
What’s the VXUS equivalent to SPY? Options are too dry on VXUS but I’m sick of international having movement while SP500 languishes theta’ly for 4 months now
Oh yeah you expect VXUS and those other stocks to keep those returns long term? 17% steady return for the next 30 years?
If you want further diversification look at international funds like VXUS. They’re doing well while the dollar is tanking
Has to be on tickers that actually grow such as VXUS.
Toss some VXUS in there for some foreign equities in local currencies as a hedge against dollar weakness
VYMI beats VXUS. HDV is a good option. It will include energy.
Um... SMH had yearly returns of 73% (2023), 39% (2024), and 49% (2025). MAGS had a 64% annual return in 2024 and 23% in 2025. Even a more conservative play of VXUS averages out to about 17% return over the past 3 years.
Curious why VXUS is always recommended because of it's exposure to emerging markets yet SCHF which does not, has FAR superior returns.
VXUS and VEU smoking SPY 🤌
I suppose. Keep your main voo/qqq allocation but add some gold and VT or VXUS exposure just to currency hedge. Gold may even be a bad choice in the long run since it has run up so much it's sitting pretty much at a sensible value right now with 5k/oz. Though trump's nonsense might keep pumping it.
Consolidation is definitely the play here. 60% VTI/40% VXUS would be ideal. You could do 60 VTI/30 VXUS/10 Individual if you must do individual, but that portion is likely to underperform. You can just sell and rebalance immediately, there's no downside to selling in an IRA.
Consider just going with some ETFs like $VTI and $VXUS. Almost 100% chance of having higher returns. Just sayin
For those asking what to actually do: this is less about picking specific tickers and more about understanding your portfolio's currency exposure. If you're heavy in US tech, you're essentially long USD whether you realize it or not. The carry trade unwind means those positions may face headwinds as foreign capital rotates home. Worth checking how much of your portfolio has international revenue exposure vs domestic - that's the real differentiator here. The practical move for most retail investors isn't to panic sell or try to time FX moves (notoriously difficult even for pros). It's to use this as a reminder to review your geographic diversification. International value stocks have been outperforming for a reason - this is part of that story. If you've been 100% US equities, maybe today's a good day to finally look at some VXUS or specific international names that benefit from their currencies strengthening against the dollar.
Maybe just lack of awareness, the Vanguard funds are more well known, etc. or they like to be able to watch a ETF go up and down throughout the day. I’m on your side though, I also have FSKAX/FTIHX instead of VTI/VXUS. In the end it doesn’t make a huge difference though.
VXUS ripping every day
You just need VOO and VXUS. All this other stuff will just underperform.
VXUS does even better. Some global high dividend etfs have done even better. Like 10% ytd plus a big dividend on top. The risk off rotation is real and powerful from institutions.
Yeah I also hold ~30% in VXUS. But you probbaly don’t want to be 100% VXUS
VXUS is the only answer. I know the top comment said this. But I’m just adding this for repetition sake because it really is the best one.
IDVO would offer lower volatility compared to VXUS due to option premiums.
From AI **VXUS** and **IDVO** differ significantly in performance, risk, and strategy. * **Recent Performance**: In the year-to-date period (as of May 2024), **IDVO** outperformed **VXUS**, with a **3.60% return** compared to VXUS's **2.53%**. Over longer periods, IDVO has shown strong returns, with a 10-year total return of **8.73%** versus VXUS's **6.11%**, according to one comparison tool. * **Risk and Volatility**: **IDVO** is more volatile, with a rolling one-month volatility of **3.81%**, compared to VXUS’s **2.70%**. IDVO’s maximum drawdown since inception was **-15.46%**, significantly less severe than VXUS’s **-35.97%**, suggesting IDVO may be less risky during downturns despite higher volatility. * **Dividends**: **IDVO** offers a much higher dividend yield (**5.24%** trailing twelve months) than VXUS (**3.10%**), making it more attractive for income-focused investors. * **Strategy and Structure**: **IDVO** is an actively managed ETF by Amplify, focusing on enhanced dividend income and momentum-driven stock selection. It holds only **60 stocks**, with a concentrated focus on developed markets and financials. In contrast, **VXUS** is a passively managed fund tracking the MSCI All Country World ex USA Investable Market Index, holding over **8,000 stocks** across developed and emerging markets, offering broader diversification. * **Costs**: **VXUS** has a significantly lower expense ratio (**0.07%**) compared to IDVO (**0.65%**), which can erode returns over time, especially in long-term investing. * **Correlation**: The two ETFs are highly correlated (**0.89**), meaning they often move in tandem, reducing diversification benefits if held together. In summary, **IDVO has outperformed VXUS in recent years and offers higher dividends**, but at the cost of higher fees, lower diversification, and greater volatility. **VXUS provides broader market exposure at a lower cost**, making it a more traditional, low-cost international equity choice.
VXUS is big, and iShares offers their IXUS with less small cap. Also VEU is similar to VSUX and IXUS but with even less small cap (nothing against small cap, but for strict mkt share portfolios, it really does not really affect anything). There’s other choices like iShares ACWX that covers non U.S. large to mid cap but the fees are a bit higher. Another idea is dividing non-US into “developed” and “emerging” like iShares IDIV and IEMG respectively, or Vanguard’s VEA and VWO. Should keep with a MSCI or FTSE index. Mine are 4:1 SGDW at 0.03 er with SCHE at 0.05 er (SPDR and Schwab), .. though I do this to just get cheap non-US large-to-mid caps (no geopolitics, though I like having Korea as a smaller % of DW, FTSE’s developed category, instead of MSCI’s emerging mkt category). Why? I’d rather have expenses working on tracking large to mid cap instead of small caps which won’t really move the needle, but I digress.
80% of my portfolio is VTI/VXUS but that's cool.
Thanks for your time and responding to all my questions, I appreciate the information! I was interested in SCHF over VXUS as it had a higher growth increase over the last 5 years, and yes the VWO is to get some exposure to emergening markets.
Look at VXUS vs QQQM... Ouch these last few months. And hence my desire to look outside the US.
Outside of the usual VXUS, I like IDVO, EMEQ, AVIV, AVNM.
What drop? I sit in VTI, VXUS, SCHD… one day my vanguard holdings dropped by just under 2%, then they were up by 2% the next day. SCHD has been jumping. What am I missing?
What are the best looking international indices this year? Southkorea is a big one though mostly carried by samsung and sk hynix. Latin america and europe still seem strong. Have the yen and pound stopped taking a dump? Canada was looking weak last time i checked though last year was incredible. Basically, which markets are looking like they could outperform VXUS this year?
How is the dollar even this weak when the rates are still pretty damn high compared to the rest of the developed world? This may get seriously ugly. I get now why VXUS is ripping.
IDVO is a very good, overlooked international fund as well. Its returned year to date over 10.5%, pays over 5% dividend yield thats return of capital, you pay no taxes on and its rated 5 stars on Morningstar. Its also less risky than VXUS.
More Reddit opinions not VXUS https://www.reddit.com/r/ETFs/s/CIciNq39G
EJ is cancer. You don’t need any manager. Just VT or VOO or VTi / VXUS . Do it yourself in fidelity or Schwab or vanguard. Makes 0 sense to buy their expensive mutual funds plus pay the advisory fee plus they make many many trades to boost their commissions
My thoughts are simple: What happens is going to boil down to what the world at large thinks the results mean in terms of checking Trump in terms of trade, international relations, and domestic policy. Will the dollar continue to fall, will the world continue to move away from it as a reserve currency, will the US still run unsustainable deficits, will the US continue to implement some sensible, along with a lot of really stupid trade/tariff policy that is in net, pretty awful? I don't think the sell America trade is going away while Trump is still in office. Between capital flight from US debt and equities and that money needing to go somewhere, national pride everywhere(buy European!, Buy Canadian, don't vacation in the US, etc) along with attractive international equity valuations, and a very bubbly looking Tech/Software/AI dominated by the US, I am just VXUS ing and chilling. Europe, EM, and Asia without too much China or Japan, everyone that is not the US will benefit from trading with each other in a fair manner, as long as they are careful to not let China crush domestic manufacturing and exploit them. 2025 was the first time in a long time where VXUS and foreign indexes in general outperformed the S&P500 or even QQQ over the year, and that is not going to change in 2026 imo.
VXUS gets a lot of press but VYMI is worth a look to. as mentioned by another in this thread, EWY is focused on south korea (read my note of caution on that). EWJ for japan is also a strong option.
Edward Jones is truly horrendous. Their fees are absurd. Their value is negative. Move all your money there to a legit broker. I personally like Fidelity > Vanguard > Scwab. Even Webull or Robinhood are WAY better. Then put all your money in VTI + VXUS (or ITOT/IXUS) and ignore it.
Is that supposed to be a burn? You want to make a wager? I’m up 38% yoy for 2025 and so far 10% for the month of January 2026. I don’t think I need luck. We’re killing it over here. I’ll put 1k up in a bet on VXUS over VOO every year for the next 3 years no problem.
It won't be often they go up together. You are buying VXUS to hedge what the US S&P has done. You are buying VXUS because you think the s&p will not get those returns the next 5 years. Otherwise just buy more S&P. Also don't use the past to determine the future seeing as it has no bearing. Especially when you are talking ETFs that can be restructured randomly.