VSGX vs WWJD: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF

VSGXACboe

Inspire International ETF

WWJDCNYSE Arca

Overlap

8.5%by weight

Expense ratio

VSGX −0.51pt a year

VSGX0.10%WWJD0.61%

Avg volume · 30D

VSGX 3.0×the volume

VSGX166KWWJD56.4K

5Y return · a year

WWJD +0.1pt

VSGX+7.4%WWJD+7.5%

VSGX vs WWJD Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+43.0%VSGX+43.7%WWJD

Expense ratio: VSGX 0.10%, better; WWJD 0.61%
Fund size: VSGX $6.7B; WWJD $571M
1Y total return: VSGX +14.4%, better; WWJD +13.2%
Yield (12M): VSGX 3.11%, better; WWJD 2.49%
Holdings: VSGX 6667; WWJD 212
Avg volume (30D): VSGX 166K sh, better; WWJD 56.4K sh
NAV per share: VSGX $77.91; WWJD $39.52
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for VSGX, WWJD, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	VSGX	WWJD
Cost30% weight	A100Higher	F15
Mission25% weight	A100Higher	B62
Risk15% weight	C49	B62Higher
Tradability15% weight	B64Higher	C49
Holdings10% weight	B60	A84Higher
Durability5% weight	A92Higher	B65

Rank among International ESG & Values Index funds

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Same Category. VSGX and WWJD are both graded against the same 18 International ESG & Values Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International ESG & Values Index⁠

Category · 18 funds

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VSGX ranks 1st and WWJD 15th of 18 funds in the International ESG & Values Index Category.

Rank 1AVSGXVanguard ESG International Stock ETFScore 82
Rank 2AESGDiShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETFScore 79
Rank 14CCEFAGlobal X S&P Catholic Values Developed ex-U.S. ETFScore 51
Rank 15CWWJDInspire International ETFScore 48
Rank 16DEFFIHarbor Osmosis International Resource Efficient ETFScore 33

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

VSGXAVanguard ESG International Stock ETF

WWJDCInspire International ETF

In short

VSGX Most ex-US ESG funds stop at big developed-market names. VSGX casts a wider net: large, mid and small caps across developed and emerging markets, minus the industries its index screens out, for 0.10% a year.

WWJD The faith lane of international investing. Instead of ESG ratings, WWJD screens overseas large caps through Inspire's biblically responsible scorecard, then holds roughly 150 of them in equal slices, rebalanced quarterly.

Stated mandate

VSGX The Fund seeks to track an index of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization stocks from developed and emerging markets outside the United States, subject to environmental, social, and corporate-governance screening.

WWJD The Fund seeks to track the performance of the Inspire International Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

VSGX 0.10% a year, well under half the typical fee in its international ESG peer group. Vanguard's usual move: undercut the room.
Reaches past the usual EAFE box, holding thousands of stocks across developed and emerging markets. EAFE-based rivals like ESGD and DMXF cover developed large and mid caps only.msci.com
The screen is FTSE's rulebook, not Vanguard's opinion: out go fossil fuel reserves, weapons, tobacco, alcohol, gambling, adult entertainment and nuclear power, plus conduct flags.ftserussell.com
What survives the screen stays market-cap weighted, with no factor tilts or manager stock picks. Distributions land quarterly.lseg.com

WWJD The screen is the point: only companies with an Inspire Impact Score of zero or higher enter the index, a biblically responsible filter rather than a conventional ESG rating.usnews.com inspireetf.com
Equal weighting and quarterly rebalancing keep roughly 150 non-US large caps in similar-sized slices, so no single mega-cap runs the portfolio.inspireetf.com website-files.com
The mandate reaches emerging markets as well as developed ones, wider ground than the EAFE-only builds in the group (ESGD, DMXF).usnews.com
Rules first: holdings change when the index changes, not because the adviser soured on a stock's outlook. It has run on that same faith-screened index since launching in 2019.prnewswire.com

Worth knowing

VSGX Cutting oil, gas, coal, nuclear and weapons names removes whole slices of the market, so results can drift from a plain ex-US index in either direction.ftserussell.com
Emerging markets, small caps and foreign currency all ride along, which can mean wider swings than a developed large-cap-only ex-US fund.
It de-selects rather than rewards: clearing the screen isn't the same as being a sustainability leader, and there's no carbon or Paris-alignment target.lseg.com

WWJD At 0.61% a year it costs more than the group's typical fund (median 0.23%) and several times index rivals like VSGX at 0.10%.
A values screen narrows the opportunity set, so the portfolio can look and behave quite differently from a standard international index.website-files.com
Volume is moderate rather than heavy, so spreads can run wider than at the category's largest funds.

Full VSGX profile⁠

Full WWJD profile⁠

VSGX vs WWJD Holdings

How VSGX and WWJD differ

Overlap by weight

8.5%

Shared holdings make up 57.6% of WWJD and 8.6% of VSGX.

Level by level

Holdings116 in both8.5%
Countryby domicile60.4%
Sector11 Sectors61.1%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in VSGX and WWJD, widest gap first
Sector	More in VSGXMore in WWJD	VSGX	WWJD
Technology	VSGX +21.7 points	28.1%	6.4%
Industrials	WWJD +10.7 points	8.2%	18.9%
Financials	VSGX +10.5 points	28.3%	17.8%
Utilities	WWJD +9.7 points	0.6%	10.3%
Energy	WWJD +9.1 points	0.1%	9.2%
Materials	WWJD +8.7 points	6.0%	14.7%
Health Care	VSGX +2.6 points	9.0%	6.4%
Communication	VSGX +2.3 points	4.2%	1.9%
Consumer Discretionary	VSGX +1.7 points	8.2%	6.5%
Consumer Staples	WWJD +0.6 points	4.7%	5.3%
Real Estate	Same weight	2.7%	2.7%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in VSGX and WWJD, widest gap first
Country	More in VSGXMore in WWJD	VSGX	WWJD
Taiwan	VSGX +10.4 points	12.4%	2.0%
Japan	VSGX +9.2 points	17.1%	7.9%
China	VSGX +6.4 points	6.8%	0.4%
South Korea	VSGX +6.0 points	8.0%	2.0%
India	VSGX +3.9 points	3.9%	0.0%
Australia	WWJD +3.3 points	3.9%	7.2%
Denmark	WWJD +2.9 points	1.1%	4.0%
Switzerland	WWJD +2.9 points	5.3%	8.2%
Other countries (31)	WWJD +26.8 points	41.5%	68.3%

Outside the US: VSGX 61% developed, 39% emerging. WWJD 79% developed, 21% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

VSGX18.1%
WWJD6.2%

Securities held

VSGX6,625
WWJD202

Asset class

VSGX: Equity
WWJD: Equity

Holdings

Only in VSGX6,509
In both116
Only in WWJD86

Only in VSGX

6,509 securities, 91.1% of VSGX by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd5.79%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.76%
SK hynix Inc2.26%
ASML Holding NV2.10%
SLCMT11421.12%
Roche Holding AG0.89%
Royal Bank of Canada0.84%
Novartis AG0.81%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd0.78%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc0.77%
AstraZeneca PLC0.74%
Nestle SA0.71%
MediaTek Inc0.69%
Sap SE0.62%
Banco Santander SA0.61%
Toyota Motor Corp0.58%
Shopify Inc0.55%
Allianz SE0.54%
Tokyo Electron Ltd0.50%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc0.48%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA0.48%
SoftBank Group Corp0.46%
UBS Group AG0.45%
Recruit Holdings Co Ltd0.44%
Sony Group Corp0.43%
Delta Electronics Inc0.41%
Kioxia Holdings Corp0.40%
UniCredit SpA0.40%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.40%
Unilever PLC0.39%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd0.37%
Novo Nordisk A/S0.37%
Bank of Montreal0.36%
Samsung Electronics-Pref0.35%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.34%
China Construction Bank Corp0.34%
BNP Paribas SA0.32%
ING Groep NV0.31%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.31%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.31%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.30%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.29%
Gsk PLC0.29%
Keyence Corp0.29%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.29%
Sanofi SA0.27%
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd0.26%
HDFC Bank Ltd0.26%
Westpac Banking Corp0.25%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC0.25%

Only in WWJD

86 securities, 42.4% of WWJD by weight

Icon PLC0.62%
Check Point Soft0.59%
Dassault Systeme0.59%
Constellation So0.58%
Can Natural Res0.57%
Aker Bp Asa0.57%
Tourmaline Oil C0.56%
Atco Ltd/Canada0.56%
H Lundbeck A/S-A0.56%
Equinor Asa0.55%
Nxp Semiconducto0.55%
Wsp Global Inc0.54%
Sgs Sa-Reg0.54%
E.on SE0.54%
Inpex Corp0.54%
Sse PLC0.54%
Fortis Inc0.54%
Novozymes-B Shs0.54%
Eni Spa0.53%
Santos Ltd0.53%
Sm Prime Hldgs0.53%
Stantec Inc0.53%
Snam Spa0.53%
Totalenergies SE0.52%
Sm Investments0.52%
Verbund AG0.52%
Iberdrola SA0.52%
Bureau Veritas’s0.52%
Woodside Energy0.51%
Ferrovial SE0.51%
Eneos Holdings I0.51%
Enel Spa0.51%
Cenovus Energy0.51%
Holcim Ltd0.51%
Can Natl Railway0.50%
Worley Ltd0.50%
Als Ltd0.50%
Hera Spa0.50%
Omv AG0.50%
Endesa0.50%
Intertek Group0.50%
Aboitiz Equity0.50%
Mtn Group Ltd0.50%
Naturgy Energy0.50%
Edp SA0.49%
Outotec Oyj0.49%
First Gen Corpor0.49%
Hong Kg China Gs0.49%
Jeronimo Martins0.49%
Scb X Pcl-Foreig0.49%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 116 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in VSGX and WWJD, widest gap first
Holding	More in VSGXMore in WWJD	VSGX	WWJD
Genmab A/S	WWJD +0.73 points	0.06%	0.79%
WiseTech Global Ltd	WWJD +0.60 points	0.01%	0.61%
Ucb SA	WWJD +0.57 points	0.08%	0.65%
Wolters Kluwer NV	WWJD +0.55 points	0.05%	0.60%
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV	WWJD +0.53 points	0.01%	0.54%
Croda International PLCCRDA.L	WWJD +0.53 points	0.02%	0.55%
Tryg A/S	WWJD +0.52 points	0.02%	0.54%
Coloplast A/S	WWJD +0.52 points	0.03%	0.55%
TOMRA Systems ASA	WWJD +0.52 points	<0.01%	0.53%
Suzano SA	WWJD +0.51 points	0.02%	0.53%
Sonova Holding AG	WWJD +0.51 points	0.04%	0.55%
Krones AG	WWJD +0.51 points	<0.01%	0.51%
SIG Group AG	WWJD +0.50 points	0.02%	0.52%
First Financial Holding Co Ltd	WWJD +0.51 points	0.04%	0.55%
DIC Corp	WWJD +0.50 points	<0.01%	0.51%
BB Seguridade Participacoes SA	WWJD +0.50 points	0.01%	0.51%
Nordic Semiconductor ASA	WWJD +0.50 points	<0.01%	0.51%
Evonik Industries AG	WWJD +0.49 points	0.02%	0.51%
Tate & Lyle PLCTATE.L	WWJD +0.49 points	<0.01%	0.50%
Azbil Corp	WWJD +0.49 points	0.01%	0.50%
Rs Group PLC	WWJD +0.50 points	0.01%	0.51%
Partners Group Holding AG	WWJD +0.49 points	0.05%	0.54%
Swire Properties Ltd	WWJD +0.49 points	<0.01%	0.50%
President Chain Store Corp	WWJD +0.49 points	0.01%	0.50%
EMS-Chemie Holding AG	WWJD +0.49 points	0.02%	0.51%
REA Group Ltd	WWJD +0.48 points	0.02%	0.50%
PRADA SpA	WWJD +0.48 points	<0.01%	0.49%
Straumann Holding AG	WWJD +0.48 points	0.04%	0.52%
Kuehne + Nagel International AG	WWJD +0.48 points	0.04%	0.52%
Eva Airways Corp	WWJD +0.48 points	0.01%	0.49%
Beiersdorf AG	WWJD +0.47 points	0.03%	0.50%
Aak Ab	WWJD +0.47 points	0.01%	0.48%
Givaudan SA	WWJD +0.47 points	0.09%	0.56%
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co Ltd	WWJD +0.47 points	0.04%	0.51%
Akzo Nobel NV	WWJD +0.47 points	0.03%	0.50%
KakaoBank Corp	WWJD +0.46 points	<0.01%	0.47%
ASR Nederland NV	WWJD +0.46 points	0.04%	0.50%
Solvay SA	WWJD +0.46 points	<0.01%	0.47%
Celltrion Inc	WWJD +0.46 points	0.06%	0.52%
Dsv A/S	WWJD +0.46 points	0.10%	0.56%
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd	WWJD +0.46 points	0.10%	0.56%
GEA Group AG	WWJD +0.46 points	0.03%	0.49%
Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc	WWJD +0.46 points	0.02%	0.48%
Azelis Group NV	WWJD +0.46 points	<0.01%	0.47%
Mondi PLCMNDI.L	WWJD +0.46 points	0.01%	0.47%
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd	WWJD +0.45 points	0.08%	0.53%
Continental AG	WWJD +0.45 points	0.03%	0.48%
Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale	WWJD +0.46 points	0.04%	0.50%
Syensqo SA	WWJD +0.45 points	0.02%	0.47%
Aena SME SA	WWJD +0.45 points	0.06%	0.51%
Hang Lung Properties Ltd	WWJD +0.46 points	<0.01%	0.46%
Geberit AG	WWJD +0.46 points	0.06%	0.52%
Samsung SDI Co Ltd	WWJD +0.45 points	0.07%	0.52%
Sampo Oyj	WWJD +0.45 points	0.07%	0.52%
Fresenius SE & Co KGaA	WWJD +0.45 points	0.06%	0.51%
Legal & General Group PLCLGEN.L	WWJD +0.45 points	0.06%	0.51%
Kone Oyj	WWJD +0.44 points	0.06%	0.50%
East Japan Railway Co	WWJD +0.44 points	0.07%	0.51%
Yara International ASA	WWJD +0.45 points	0.02%	0.47%
EssilorLuxottica SA	WWJD +0.44 points	0.15%	0.59%
Andritz AG	WWJD +0.44 points	0.02%	0.46%
Seb SA	WWJD +0.45 points	<0.01%	0.45%
Cencosud SA	WWJD +0.44 points	<0.01%	0.45%
LG H&H Co Ltd	WWJD +0.44 points	<0.01%	0.45%
Halma PLCHLMA.L	WWJD +0.44 points	0.05%	0.49%
Intact Financial Corp	WWJD +0.44 points	0.09%	0.53%
Transurban Group	WWJD +0.43 points	0.09%	0.52%
Denso Corp	WWJD +0.43 points	0.06%	0.49%
Symrise AG	WWJD +0.43 points	0.04%	0.47%
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA	WWJD +0.43 points	0.04%	0.47%
Swiss Life Holding AG	WWJD +0.43 points	0.09%	0.52%
Power Corp of Canada	WWJD +0.43 points	0.10%	0.53%
Wistron Corp	WWJD +0.43 points	0.05%	0.48%
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV	WWJD +0.43 points	0.08%	0.51%
Standard Bank Group Ltd	WWJD +0.43 points	0.07%	0.50%
London Stock Exchange Group PLCLSEG.L	WWJD +0.42 points	0.15%	0.57%
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT	WWJD +0.42 points	0.03%	0.45%
Huhtamaki Oyj	WWJD +0.41 points	<0.01%	0.42%
Ajinomoto Co Inc	WWJD +0.41 points	0.09%	0.50%
Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd	WWJD +0.40 points	0.04%	0.44%
KION Group AG	WWJD +0.41 points	<0.01%	0.42%
Poste Italiane SpA	WWJD +0.40 points	0.06%	0.46%
Goodman Group	WWJD +0.40 points	0.11%	0.51%
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT	WWJD +0.39 points	0.04%	0.43%
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS	WWJD +0.40 points	0.02%	0.42%
Julius Baer Group Ltd	WWJD +0.39 points	0.06%	0.45%
Antofagasta PLCANTO.L	WWJD +0.39 points	0.05%	0.44%
Edenred SE	WWJD +0.39 points	0.02%	0.41%
Fortescue Ltd	WWJD +0.39 points	0.05%	0.44%
OTP Bank Nyrt	WWJD +0.38 points	0.09%	0.47%
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA	WWJD +0.38 points	0.08%	0.46%
SMC Corp	WWJD +0.37 points	0.08%	0.45%
FANUC Corp	WWJD +0.37 points	0.11%	0.48%
Valterra Platinum Ltd	WWJD +0.37 points	0.06%	0.43%
Naspers Ltd	WWJD +0.37 points	0.10%	0.47%
Nutrien Ltd	WWJD +0.37 points	0.10%	0.47%
Sandvik AB	WWJD +0.36 points	0.12%	0.48%
Disco Corp	WWJD +0.35 points	0.10%	0.45%
Daiichi Life Group Inc	WWJD +0.35 points	0.12%	0.47%
Deutsche Boerse AG	WWJD +0.35 points	0.18%	0.53%

All 6,429 VSGX holdings⁠All WWJD holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

VSGX vs WWJD Cost

Overpaying WWJD vs VSGX

$9,892

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

VSGX 0.10%
$2,106
WWJD 0.61%
$11,998

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

VSGX 0.10%
WWJD 0.61%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	VSGX	WWJD	Overpaying
10	$183	$1,093	$910
20	$717	$4,181	$3,464
30	$2,106	$11,998	$9,892

Expense ratio

0.10%VSGX, cheaper
0.61%WWJD

VSGX0.10%WWJD0.61%

0.10%0.95%

Middle half of International ESG & Values Index funds
Median 0.23%

VSGX cheapest of 18 funds

WWJD 15th cheapest of 18 funds

VSGX vs WWJD Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): VSGX 3.11%, better; WWJD 2.49%
Payout (12M): VSGX $2.43; WWJD $0.98
Last payment: VSGX $0.47; WWJD $0.16
Ex-dividend: VSGX Sep 18, 2026; WWJD Sep 25, 2026
Paid on: VSGX Sep 22, 2026; WWJD Oct 1, 2026
Frequency: VSGX Quarterly; WWJD Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2018 to 2026, same scale for both

VSGXQuarterly · 31 paymentsAll VSGX payments⁠

WWJDQuarterly · 26 paymentsAll WWJD payments⁠

VSGX vs WWJD Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

VSGX
WWJD

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: VSGX 12.8%WWJD 12.4%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: VSGX 1.20, betterWWJD 1.09
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: VSGX −31.2%WWJD −29.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: VSGX 0.97WWJD 0.90; Market = 1

VSGX and WWJD in the news

All news⁠

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VSGX vs WWJD

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How VSGX and WWJD differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in VSGX

Only in WWJD

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

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How VSGX and WWJD differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in VSGX

Only in WWJD

Weight gaps