ETF comparison
IPAC vs VSS
Both International Developed.
iShares Core MSCI Pacific ETF · Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
652 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IPAC and VSS would leave roughly 6.2% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
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Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VSS is 3 bps cheaper than IPAC. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for IPAC.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with IPAC vs VSS.
Top shared holdings
652 shared in total| # | Holding | In IPAC | In VSS | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PERSEUS MINING LIMITED | 0.05% | 0.13% | 0.05% |
| 2 | CAPRICORN METALS LTD | 0.04% | 0.10% | 0.04% |
| 3 | GREATLAND RESOURCES LIMITED | 0.04% | 0.10% | 0.04% |
| 4 | VAULT MINERALS LIMITED | 0.04% | 0.10% | 0.04% |
| 5 | FUJI CORPORATION | 0.03% | 0.10% | 0.03% |
| 6 | REGIS RESOURCES LIMITED | 0.03% | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| 7 | PALADIN ENERGY LTD | 0.03% | 0.08% | 0.03% |
| 8 | WESTGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED | 0.03% | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| 9 | Daishi Hokuetsu Financial Group, Inc. | 0.03% | 0.10% | 0.03% |
| 10 | VENTIA SERVICES GROUP LIMITED | 0.03% | 0.08% | 0.03% |
| 11 | Nishi-Nippon Financial Holdings, Inc. | 0.03% | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| 12 | ANRITSU CORPORATION | 0.03% | 0.08% | 0.03% |
Only in IPAC
718 total- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 2.58%
- BHP GROUP LIMITED 2.32%
- COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 2.27%
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1.94%
- Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 1.69%
- Tokyo Electron Limited 1.62%
- Hitachi, Ltd. 1.57%
- ADVANTEST CORPORATION 1.57%
- Sony Group Corporation 1.48%
- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 1.33%
Only in VSS
4,166 total- Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.27%
- Aritzia Inc 0.27%
- Finning International Inc 0.24%
- Storebrand ASA 0.24%
- Accelleron Industries AG 0.24%
- Games Workshop Group PLC 0.24%
- Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.24%
- Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 0.23%
- South Bow Corp 0.22%
- Subsea 7 SA 0.21%
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- IPAC vs SCHC · Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF 6.2%
- IPAC vs AVDV · Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF 5.8%
- IPAC vs DLS · WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund 5.8%
- IPAC vs DISV · Dimensional International Small Cap Value ETF 4.6%
- IPAC vs EWH · iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF 4.4%
- IPAC vs EWS · iShares MSCI Singapore ETF 4.3%
More comparisons with VSS
- VSS vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 5.4%
- VSS vs AVIV · Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF 5.1%
- VSS vs DXJ · WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund 4.3%
- VSS vs VT · Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund ETF Shares 3.0%
- VSS vs PXF · Invesco RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF 2.5%
- VSS vs HEDJ · WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund 2.4%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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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.