ETF comparison
IGROvsVIGI
Both Dividend.
iShares International Dividend Growth ETF · Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
224 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IGRO and VIGI would leave roughly46.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VIGI is 8 bps cheaper than IGRO. On a $100,000 position that's about $80/yr more in fees for IGRO.
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 IGRO vs VIGI.
Top shared holdings
224 shared in total| # | Holding | In IGRO | In VIGI | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nestle S.A. | 3.08% | 3.86% | 3.08% |
| 2 | Novartis AG | 3.06% | 3.55% | 3.06% |
| 3 | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 2.90% | 4.27% | 2.90% |
| 4 | Roche Holding AG | 2.81% | 3.34% | 2.81% |
| 5 | NOVO NORDISK A/S | 2.81% | 2.44% | 2.44% |
| 6 | THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK | 2.33% | 3.25% | 2.33% |
| 7 | Iberdrola, S.A. | 2.18% | 2.62% | 2.18% |
| 8 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 2.06% | 3.84% | 2.06% |
| 9 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 1.30% | 2.45% | 1.30% |
| 10 | CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE | 1.22% | 1.87% | 1.22% |
| 11 | SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE | 1.18% | 3.10% | 1.18% |
| 12 | AIA Group Limited | 1.08% | 2.06% | 1.08% |
Only in IGRO
326 total- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited3.18%
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO P.L.C.2.98%
- SANOFI SA2.18%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION2.18%
- AXA SA2.05%
- ENEL - SPA1.89%
- NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK LIMITED1.61%
- WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION1.58%
- UBS Group AG1.46%
- VINCI SA1.24%
Only in VIGI
122 total- Brookfield Corp1.78%
- National Bank of Canada1.06%
- Nutrien Ltd0.66%
- Sandoz Group AG0.64%
- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd0.61%
- Restaurant Brands International Inc0.50%
- America Movil SAB de CV0.43%
- Hexagon AB0.41%
- Gulf Development PCL0.23%
- Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd0.23%
Open IGRO or VIGI at a brokerage
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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.