ETF comparison

IEURvsVGK

Both International Developed.

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF · Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
92.0%

950 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IEUR and VGK would leave roughly92.0%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IEUR only 7.1%Shared 92.0%VGK only 5.5%
In IEUR only
61 positions
Shared
950 positions
In VGK only
275 positions

Side by side

IEUR

iShares Core MSCI Europe ETF

iShares · International Developed

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$9.35B
TTM yield
3.16%
Top-10 conc.
18.1%
VGK

Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF

Vanguard · International Developed

91composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$39.06B
TTM yield
2.87%
Top-10 conc.
18.0%

Sub-score comparison

90
Cost
94
77
Tax efficiency
77
99
Liquidity
100
88
Concentration
89
Tracking quality
IEURsub-scoreVGK

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

Cost difference

VGK is 4 bps cheaper than IEUR. On a $100,000 position that's about $40/yr more in fees for IEUR.

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 IEUR vs VGK.

Top shared holdings

950 shared in total
#HoldingIn IEURIn VGKOverlap
1ASML Holding N.V.3.56%3.61%3.56%
2HSBC HOLDINGS PLC2.00%2.03%2.00%
3ASTRAZENECA PLC1.87%1.83%1.83%
4Roche Holding AG1.82%1.84%1.82%
5Novartis AG1.78%1.83%1.78%
6Nestle S.A.1.66%1.68%1.66%
7Siemens Aktiengesellschaft1.43%1.40%1.40%
8Banco Santander, S.A.1.14%1.15%1.14%
9SAP SE1.11%1.11%1.11%
10SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE1.11%1.11%1.11%
11Allianz SE1.10%1.12%1.10%
12TOTALENERGIES SE1.17%1.09%1.09%

Only in IEUR

61 total
  • SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A.0.45%
  • Nebius Group N.V.0.19%
  • AerCap Holdings N.V.0.16%
  • MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A.0.06%
  • Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft0.04%
  • Porsche Automobil Holding SE0.04%
  • Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft0.03%
  • Kitron ASA0.01%
  • SUSS MicroTec SE0.01%
  • Yellow Cake PLC0.01%

Only in VGK

275 total
  • Air Liquide SA0.48%
  • L'Oreal SA0.35%
  • Engie SA0.21%
  • Amrize Ltd0.18%
  • Sampo Oyj0.15%
  • Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA0.14%
  • ORLEN SA0.14%
  • Investor AB0.14%
  • L'Oreal SA0.11%
  • Air Liquide SA0.09%

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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.