VXUS

Vanguard Total Intl Stock Idx Fund

Sector: financial servicesAsset ManagementNASDAQMarket Cap: $613.35B

Vanguard's passively managed international equity ETF with minimal direct political exposure but indirect regulatory sensitivity through parent-company asset-management regulation.

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Govt Dependence

5/100

Regulatory Density

35/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

LOW

BusinessWhat VXUS does

VXUS is a low-cost index fund tracking international developed and emerging-market equities. Revenue derives from management fees on assets under management. As a Vanguard product, it benefits from Vanguard Group's scale in asset management and fiduciary services.

12 months past · 3 months futureVXUS activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

244 trading days · 0 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 5 upcoming markups

Executive Branch ConflictsVXUS held by Trump-administration officials

1 cabinet/senior official reported VXUS positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 2 filings.

Tulsi Gabbard

Director of National Intelligence · Office of the DNI

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares

$50,001 - $100,000 · self · 2025

Tulsi Gabbard

Director of National Intelligence · Office of the DNI

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF Shares

$1,001 - $15,000 · self · 2025

Lifetime Government AwardsVXUS federal contracts

VXUS doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading VXUS

2016-02-18 (unknown) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2016-02-18 (unknown) purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2014-04-08 (unknown) Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2014-04-08 (unknown) purchase $1,001 - $15,000

4+ trades on file · most recent 2016-02-22

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Bills to WatchLegislation flagged by our analysis

SEC Rule 10b5-1 (insider trading)Investment Advisers Act amendmentsERISA fiduciary standards

Political ProfileWhere VXUS sits in Washington

VXUS is a passive index product with no direct legislative exposure. Stock movements driven by international equity markets, currency, and parent-company (Vanguard) regulatory news, not VXUS-specific policy.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

SEC fee compression scrutiny
international tax reporting (FATCA/CRS)
ESG disclosure mandates

Regulatory opportunities

401(k) auto-enrollment expansion
international fund simplification
retirement-savings account access

Member intelligence layer

Live signals + predictions for VXUS — for Founders

The free page above gives you the public record. Members see the real-time intelligence layer on top of it:

Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades VXUS
Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
Custom watchlist alerts via email + Discord

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Frequently AskedAbout VXUS & political exposure

Does Vanguard Total Intl Stock Idx Fund (VXUS) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Vanguard Total Intl Stock Idx Fund. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Which Trump cabinet officials own VXUS stock?

1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in VXUS on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Tulsi Gabbard. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.

Has Congress traded VXUS stock?

4 congressional trades by 2 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2016-02-18. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is VXUS political risk profile?

Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: low.

How does GovGreed track VXUS political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. VXUS data is updated daily from these official federal sources.