Graham Stephan Stock Portfolio: Top 5 Stocks

In this article, we will list the 5 best stocks in the Graham Stephan stock portfolio. Please visit Graham Stephan Stock Portfolio: Top 11 Stocks if you would like to see the extended list and the methodology behind it.

5. Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (NASDAQ:VXUS)

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (NASDAQ:VXUS) is an index fund recommended by Graham Stephan. The Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index, a float-adjusted market-capitalization-weighted index designed to measure equity market performance of companies located in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States. The Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund invests all, or substantially all, of the assets in the common stocks included in the target index.

The top holdings in the Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (NASDAQ:VXUS) include companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, ASML Holding N.V., SK Hynix, and Alibaba Group Holding Limited, among others. These stocks are also very popular among hedge funds. The top holdings in the Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares (NASDAQ:VXUS) are concentrated in the financial services, technology, and industrial sectors. These three make up for 22.3%, 18.1%, and 16.1% of the total portfolio. The Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund has $629 billion in net assets with a year-to-date daily total return of around 10.8%.