ETF comparison

IDEVvsVEA

Both International Developed.

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF · Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
82.4%

2,160 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IDEV and VEA would leave roughly82.4%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IDEV only 16.6%Shared 82.4%VEA only 15.0%
In IDEV only
95 positions
Shared
2,160 positions
In VEA only
1,702 positions

Side by side

IDEV

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF

iShares · International Developed

94composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.040%
Net assets
$32.68B
TTM yield
3.16%
Top-10 conc.
10.2%
VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Developed

94composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$323.82B
TTM yield
2.52%
Top-10 conc.
13.6%

Sub-score comparison

96
Cost
97
77
Tax efficiency
78
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
95
Tracking quality
IDEVsub-scoreVEA

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

VEA is 1 bps cheaper than IDEV. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for IDEV.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IDEV vs VEA.

Top shared holdings

2,160 shared in total
#HoldingIn IDEVIn VEAOverlap
1ASML Holding N.V.1.94%2.36%1.94%
2HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.09%1.00%1.00%
3Novartis AG0.97%0.90%0.90%
4Roche Holding AG0.99%0.89%0.89%
5ASTRAZENECA PLC1.01%0.87%0.87%
6ROYAL BANK OF CANADA0.87%0.90%0.87%
7Nestle S.A.0.90%0.82%0.82%
8Siemens Aktiengesellschaft0.78%0.73%0.73%
9SHELL PLC0.90%0.67%0.67%
10Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.0.70%0.67%0.67%
11BHP GROUP LIMITED0.69%0.65%0.65%
12THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK0.63%0.63%0.63%

Only in IDEV

95 total
  • SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A.0.24%
  • TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED0.14%
  • SEA LIMITED0.12%
  • Nebius Group N.V.0.10%
  • AerCap Holdings N.V.0.09%
  • THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION0.05%
  • ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC.0.05%
  • CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.0.04%
  • YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING (HOLDINGS) LTD.0.03%
  • TELECOM ITALIA SPA0.03%

Only in VEA

1,702 total
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd1.61%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd1.55%
  • SK hynix Inc1.39%
  • Samsung Electronics Co Ltd0.35%
  • SK Square Co Ltd0.31%
  • Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd0.25%
  • Air Liquide SA0.22%
  • L'Oreal SA0.18%
  • Hyundai Motor Co0.14%
  • Waste Connections Inc0.13%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.