Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS)
Top ETFs · International · data since 2011-01-28 · last close 2026-10-26
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.6 | 5.2 | -7.9 | 7.7 | 3.6 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 3.0 | -2.5 | -2.7 | · | · |
| 2025 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | -0.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | -1.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -2.3 | 4.0 | -0.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.6 | -4.5 | -0.2 | -2.9 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | -4.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | -3.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | -4.4 | -3.4 | -3.4 | 8.2 | 5.1 |
| 2022 | -2.8 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -6.5 | 1.5 | -7.9 | 3.6 | -4.5 | -9.9 | 3.4 | 13.0 | -2.1 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.1 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 1.5 | -3.5 | 2.9 | -4.3 | 3.6 |
| 2020 | -3.4 | -6.6 | -16.3 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | -1.8 | -2.3 | 12.6 | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | -5.4 | 5.8 | -2.0 | -2.2 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | -5.2 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.6 | -2.1 | 2.5 | -2.4 | 0.2 | -8.6 | 1.7 | -5.0 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
| 2016 | -5.5 | -2.5 | 8.3 | 2.2 | -1.0 | -0.9 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.7 | -1.9 | -2.0 | 2.0 |
| 2015 | 0.3 | 5.8 | -1.5 | 4.8 | -0.9 | -2.7 | -0.6 | -7.4 | -3.9 | 6.3 | -1.3 | -2.2 |
| 2014 | -5.4 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 | -1.7 | 1.2 | -5.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -3.9 |
| 2013 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 0.9 | 3.5 | -3.3 | -3.6 | 4.6 | -1.9 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| 2012 | 7.3 | 4.6 | -0.5 | -2.1 | -10.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 2.3 | -0.3 | 5.2 | -3.0 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -8.4 | -12.7 | 10.3 | -2.1 | -3.0 |
| Avg | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | -0.7 | -1.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Median | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.0 |
October so far: -2.7% against an average of +0.9% and a median of +1.6% across 15 completed Octobers, 9 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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VXUS seasonality — average by calendar month
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF has monthly history back to 2011. Its strongest month by median is April — positive in 13 of 16 years, median +2.5%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. September is the soft spot, down in 8 of 16 with a median of -0.8%. Across its full record it has closed 59% of months higher, swings ±4.3% in an average month and has fallen 36% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.7% | +0.7% | -0.3% | +2.1% | -0.2% | +0.4% | +1.3% | -0.7% | -1.2% | +0.9% | +2.0% | +0.9% |
| Win rate | 69%/16 | 62%/16 | 56%/16 | 81%/16 | 50%/16 | 44%/16 | 56%/16 | 56%/16 | 50%/16 | 60%/15 | 60%/15 | 60%/15 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
VXUS risk & extremes
VXUS drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Vanguard Total International Stock ETF's best month?+
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF's strongest completed month on record is November 2022, at +13.04%.
What was Vanguard Total International Stock ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is March 2020, at -16.26%.
Is Vanguard Total International Stock ETF up this year?+
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF is up 10.14% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vanguard Total International Stock ETF's 1-year return?+
+12.89% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Vanguard Total International Stock ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 36.0%, measured on month-end closes since 2011.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 2011. An average is not a forecast.
About Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF is an international business worth about $649 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2011, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2011) would be about $270 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2022 at +13.04%; its worst, March 2020 at -16.26%.
- It has closed April in the green 13 out of 16 times — past performance, future shrug.
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