Asia Drives Outperformance in International Stocks This Year
International stocks have outperformed U.S. equities this year, largely due to strong performance from Asian markets linked to the AI semiconductor supply chain. The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) gained 12% compared to 10% for the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI). Asia Pacific contributed over two-thirds of VXUS's return.
Topics: AI Industry Asia-Pacific Markets ETFs International Stocks Semiconductors