ETF comparison

SCZvsVSS

Both International Developed.

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF · Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
46.6%

1,317 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of SCZ and VSS would leave roughly46.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

SCZ only 52.2%Shared 46.6%VSS only 52.0%
In SCZ only
714 positions
Shared
1,317 positions
In VSS only
3,483 positions

Side by side

SCZ

iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF

iShares · International Developed

79composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.40%
Net assets
$13.24B
TTM yield
3.12%
Top-10 conc.
3.5%
VSS

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Developed

93composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$14.47B
TTM yield
3.16%
Top-10 conc.
8.7%

Sub-score comparison

60
Cost
94
77
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
SCZsub-scoreVSS

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

Cost difference

VSS is 34 bps cheaper than SCZ. On a $100,000 position that's about $340/yr more in fees for SCZ.

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 SCZ vs VSS.

Top shared holdings

1,317 shared in total
#HoldingIn SCZIn VSSOverlap
1Accelleron Industries AG0.28%0.27%0.27%
2GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ SA0.25%0.24%0.24%
3Games Workshop Group PLC0.24%0.23%0.23%
4Subsea 7 S.A.0.22%0.22%0.22%
5NKT A/S0.22%0.21%0.21%
6STOREBRAND ASA0.22%0.21%0.21%
7Nordex SE0.20%0.19%0.19%
8NEXANS SA0.19%0.20%0.19%
9AEDIFICA NV0.19%0.19%0.19%
10LOTTOMATICA GROUP S.P.A.0.20%0.19%0.19%
11SAIPEM S.P.A.0.19%0.19%0.19%
12IG GROUP HOLDINGS PLC0.19%0.18%0.18%

Only in SCZ

714 total
  • Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.0.50%
  • Resonac Holdings Corporation0.44%
  • Mitsui Kinzoku Company, Limited0.43%
  • PLS GROUP LIMITED0.39%
  • DIPLOMA PLC0.35%
  • ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD0.32%
  • BEAZLEY PLC0.29%
  • BLUESCOPE STEEL LIMITED0.26%
  • WEIR GROUP PLC(THE)0.26%
  • IMI PLC0.26%

Only in VSS

3,483 total
  • Aritzia Inc0.27%
  • Finning International Inc0.26%
  • Macronix International Co Ltd0.24%
  • Hudbay Minerals Inc0.23%
  • WinWay Technology Co Ltd0.23%
  • Taiwan Union Technology Corp0.22%
  • Compeq Manufacturing Co Ltd0.21%
  • NexGen Energy Ltd0.20%
  • Capital Power Corp0.20%
  • Eldorado Gold Corp0.20%

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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.