VXUS: how its history is extended
VXUS returns from its first trading day, then VGTSX back to its start; before that, a constant 60% Vanguard European Index (VEURX) / 40% Vanguard Pacific Index (VPACX) mix rebalanced monthly, from 1990-06 (index-fund returns, already net of expenses; no emerging markets in this leg).
Kind
Synthetic
Extended from
1990-06-19
Through
2026-09-11
Sources
VXUS → VGTSX → VEURX → VPACX
Validation at each junction
| Real series | Stands in before it | Real data from | Overlap (years) | Monthly correlation | Return gap (pp/yr) | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VXUS | VGTSX | 2011-01-28 | 15.62 | 0.9987 | 0.082 | pass (bars: corr ≥ 0.9, |gap| ≤ 1.0pp) |
| VXUS | VXUS (synthetic) | 1996-04-30 | 30.37 | 0.9884 | -0.197 | pass (bars: corr ≥ 0.9, |gap| ≤ 1.0pp) |
Constants: expense ratio 0.0%/yr ; target weights EUROPE 60.0%, PACIFIC 40.0%, rebalanced monthly .
Synthetic against the real fund over their overlap, growth of $10,000
Figures on this page are computed from the data store when the page renders; the gate is re-checked every time an extension is used. Method: the lab's tracking standard, lab.data.chains.