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Vanguard made investors more money ($834B). Principal had more funds that made money (75%).
The past year, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026
Tale of the tape 1Y · lower fee wins
Every dot is one international fund, placed at its 1-year return. Right of the line = made money. The ringed dot is the middle fund. Small sample: fewer than 3 funds on a side.
| BOX SCORE · INTERNATIONAL | Principal | Vanguard |
|---|---|---|
| Funds in the category | 1 | 12 |
| Made money (W–L) | 1–0 | 10–0 |
| Win % | 100% | 100% |
| Money made | $156M | $158B |
| Typical return | +13.6% | +13.9% |
| Launches · 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| Assets | $1.3B | $1.40T |
| Fee per $100 | $0.48 | $0.05 |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIEQ | Principal Exchange-Traded Funds - Principal International Equity ETF | $1.3B | +13.6% ✓ |
| Fund | Name | Assets | 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| VXUS | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | $649B | +13.2% ✓ |
| VEA | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | $314B | +17.1% ✓ |
| VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | $165B | +3.2% ✓ |
| VT | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF | $101B | +12.4% ✓ |
| VEU | Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF | $95.7B | +13.9% ✓ |
| VGK | Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF | $37.2B | +12.5% ✓ |
Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past year. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.