Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Shares rank 7 of 11 index funds by recommenders
Broad index fund of international stocks that people add to a US-heavy portfolio for diversification. Critics doubt it would shield you from an AI bubble popping.
Broad index fund of international stocks that people add to a US-heavy portfolio for diversification. Critics doubt it would shield you from an AI bubble popping.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Adds international stock exposure
“If you already have a U.S. heavy portfolio and want more international exposure, $VXUS.”
Comment from 7 Jun 2026 in “Google will pay SpaceX $920M per month for compute” “you might consider VXUS for int'l / hardware exposure (20-40% of total)”
Comment from 19 May 2026 in “I’ve joined Anthropic” “VXUS for foreign equities, SGOV for short term cash equivalent”
Comment from 6 Jun 2026 in “They are looting your life savings” Fits long-term buy-and-hold investing
“Participation is not rigged with eg VTI/ITOT and VXUS/IXUS and a long enough time horizon.”
Comment from 27 Aug 2026 in “Nvidia projects $673B in sales as AI demand widens” “I guess I'm all in on VXUS going forward”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “'This is sell America' – US dollar tumbles as globe flees US assets”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Doubts it would shield from downturns
“I'm not sure that just shifting your investments to other global equities would really get you the outcome you want”
Comment from 20 Jan 2026 in “'This is sell America' – US dollar tumbles as globe flees US assets” “I'm not so sure VXUS will protect from the AI bubble popping”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “Nvidia and OpenAI abandon unfinished $100B deal in favour of $30B investment”
Other index funds people recommend
The four most recommended other index funds, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 index fund | 28 | 13 | 68% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Invesco QQQ Trust | 11 | 10 | 52% | 7 | — | — |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 11 | 4 | 73% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 10 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETFThis page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Participation is not rigged with eg VTI/ITOT and VXUS/IXUS and a long enough time horizon.”
“If you already have a U.S. heavy portfolio and want more international exposure, $VXUS.”
“VXUS for foreign equities, SGOV for short term cash equivalent”
“you might consider VXUS for int'l / hardware exposure (20-40% of total)”
“I'm not so sure VXUS will protect from the AI bubble popping”
“I'm not sure that just shifting your investments to other global equities would really get you the outcome you want”
“I guess I'm all in on VXUS going forward”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.